The reorder desk
Reorder math, cash flow forecasting and inventory planning for Shopify and ecommerce brands. Formulas, worked examples and honest comparisons, written by a store owner who does this for his own stock orders.
Reorder mathInventory Planning for Ecommerce: How to Align Stock Decisions with Your Cash Position
Inventory planning is a cash decision first. Five steps to test every reorder against payroll, tax and your real bank balance.
21 September 2026 · 17 minute read Cash flow basicsHow to Do Cash Flow Forecasting for a Shopify Brand: A 13-Week Rolling Method
The 13-week rolling method step by step, with a worked example of a pre-holiday stock build and the week it nearly broke the bank.
20 September 2026 · 18 minute read Cash flow basicsWhat Is Cash Flow Forecasting? A Plain-English Guide for Ecommerce Brands
Revenue is not cash. What a cash flow forecast actually is, why 13 weeks, and why product brands need one that can see their stock.
19 September 2026 · 10 minute read Best-of guidesBest cash flow forecasting software for ecommerce brands (2026)
Six tools compared honestly: Cushion, Float, Futrli, Pulse, Agicap and Dryrun, with verified pricing and who should pick which.
8 September 2026 · 6 minute read Best-of guidesBest inventory planning software for Shopify brands (2026)
Five tools compared honestly: Cushion, Prediko, Inventory Planner, Fabrikator and Netstock, plus what happened to Cogsy.
8 September 2026 · 6 minute read Reorder mathCan I afford this reorder? How to run the cash and stock numbers together
The five-step affordability check with a full worked example: turn the PO into a payment schedule, find the low week, and decide with your eyes open.
8 September 2026 · 8 minute read ComparisonsCogsy has been discontinued. Here's what to use instead
Cogsy became part of Mayple and is gone. Where its users went: Prediko, Fabrikator, Inventory Planner, or Cushion if the real job was staying ahead of cash.
8 September 2026 · 4 minute read ComparisonsNetstock alternative for Shopify and DTC brands
Netstock is serious ERP-attached planning with a 90-day onboarding. Three fit checks before the demo call, and what a Shopify brand should run instead.
8 September 2026 · 4 minute read ComparisonsFloat alternative: cash flow forecasting that can see your stock
Float is a good cashflow tool from £99 a month. But it has no inventory model, so for a brand holding stock its forecast is blind exactly where the risk lives.
8 September 2026 · 5 minute read ComparisonsInventory Planner alternative for Shopify brands that watch their cash
The Sage-owned heavyweight is deep, but pricing is undisclosed, go-live takes five to six weeks, and it can't see your bank. When it fits, and when it doesn't.
8 September 2026 · 5 minute read ComparisonsPrediko alternative: inventory planning that checks the bank first
Prediko is slick, Shopify-native and starts at $49 a month, with pricing that climbs with your revenue. An honest comparison for brands whose real constraint is cash.
8 September 2026 · 5 minute read ComparisonsFluidly shut down in 2023. Here's what to use instead
Fluidly closed in April 2023 after the OakNorth acquisition. Where its users went, and which replacement fits which kind of business in 2026.
8 September 2026 · 4 minute read Reorder mathHow much stock should I order? The formula, with a worked example
Reorder point, safety stock and order quantity, worked through with real Shopify numbers. Plus the check every planner skips: whether you can actually afford the order.
8 September 2026 · 7 minute read