Sell What’s Coming Next
The Order from Future Availability app integrates directly into your Shopify backend using Shopify metaobjects to store and display upcoming inventory data.
Each incoming shipment is defined by key fields:
This setup ensures customers see a clear message like:
| “Available from March 12, 2025”.
That means even when the product isn’t currently in stock, your buyers can still place an order confidently, knowing exactly when it will ship.
Even when your next shipment is confirmed, enabling pre-orders unlocks significant business benefits for Shopify B2B merchants:
Pre-orders let your customers reserve future stock, ensuring supply continuity. For you, that means guaranteed sales and improved demand visibility before the goods even arrive.
When you help your customers plan their own inventory, you become a strategic partner, not just a supplier. That trust drives long-term retention.
Collecting deposits or full payments on upcoming stock improves your working capital. It also aligns purchasing, manufacturing, and sales efforts more efficiently.
Allocate inventory based on real orders, not forecasts. This minimizes surplus stock and reduces the risk of missed opportunities once shipments arrive.
Displaying clear “Available from” messages reassures buyers and sets realistic expectations, particularly valuable in B2B eCommerce.
Pre-order data reveals which products or regions are driving future demand, allowing for smarter procurement and logistics decisions.
By monetizing upcoming inventory, you not only secure revenue but also improve planning accuracy across your entire supply chain.
It’s a custom Shopify app that enables merchants to sell upcoming inventory by allowing customers to pre-order based on future incoming shipments.
The app works best on Shopify Plus but can be adapted for Advanced Shopify plans depending on setup requirements.
Using Shopify metaobjects, merchants can define expected ship dates, quantities, and product variants, which automatically update product availability on the storefront.
Yes. As a NetSuite Alliance Partner, UnlockCommerce can sync incoming shipment data directly from your NetSuite ERP to Shopify for a fully automated pre-order workflow.
Manufacturers, distributors, and B2B wholesalers that need to manage backorders or recurring shipments gain the most value from this solution.
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