Same Inventory For Multiple Products / Variants / Bundle

[mdpt]

Hello,

My Shopify store requires a specific way to track inventory across published products. I have looked into bundling apps but have not found quite what I require. Here is my scenario, simplified using example products:

In Shopify I have multiple published products. They each have their own product page:
Product 1 (x1 Strawberry)
Product 2 (Basket made of x5 Strawberries)
Product 3 (Basket made of x10 Strawberries)

Our company internally only tracks inventory of Product 1. Product 2 & 3 are built after order is placed.
When someone orders Product 2, I need a way to deduct x5 Strawberries from the inventory of Product 1.
When someone orders Product 3, I need a way to deduct x10 Strawberries from the inventory of Product 1.

Note:
Product 1 also has Shopify variants. Each variant has its own inventory count.
Variant 1 (x1 Strawberry)

Variant 2 (x1 Apple)

Variant 3 (x1 Banana)
Etc...

I would greatly appreciate any ideas or solutions to make this work.
Thank you.

[Joe47]

Hi @mdpt, the app Material Manager is able to do this. It lets you track an internal inventory of raw materials that will then update the inventory of your Shopify variants that use those materials.

For your your example you would create a raw material in the app for "Strawberry". Then you would link each of your Shopify variants to this material specifying how much it uses (Product 1 x 1, Product 2 x 5 Product 3 x 10). You could also enter a raw material for basket that product 2 and 3 would use 1 of.

Let's say you have 20 strawberries to start the app will now update the inventory of each product to the following:

Product 1 = 20

Product 2 = 4

Product 3 = 2

Now if you sell one of product 2 then the strawberry inventory in the app will subtract 5 to now be 15. Then each product would be updated as follows:

Product 1 = 15

Product 2 = 3

Product 3 = 1

[Easify-Jolie]

Hi @mdpt 

Looks like you need an easy way to sync inventory between individual items and bundled products. I recommend trying Easify Inventory Sync—it lets you set up inventory-linked options without coding. When a bundle is ordered, it can automatically deduct the correct quantity from the main product’s stock. Here's how it works:

1. Set Up Bundle Groups: Use the app to create Bundle groups that connect your Product 1 (x1 Strawberries) variant with your Product 2 & 3 (basket made of 5x and 10x strawberries). Here’s how to set up a bundle group for your product:

• Master Product: Product 2 - Basket made of 5x Strawberries
• Component Product: Product 1 with the Quantity per Bundle set to 5

2. Do the same with your Basket made of 10x Strawberries:

• Master Product: Product 3 - Basket made of 10x Strawberries
• Component Product: Product 1 with the Quantity per Bundle set to 10

3. How It Works:

• The inventory for your basket will be automatically calculated based on the single strawberry's inventory.
• When one basket of 5x strawberries is purchased, the single strawberry inventory will be reduced by 5. The app will then recalculate the available quantities for your strawberry basket based on the updated single strawberry inventory, ensuring accurate inventory tracking.

I hope this answer helps solve the problem. If you need further assistance, feel free to reach out to Easify anytime! 🤗

[Qoblex-Alain]

Hi @mdpt,

It sounds like you need a way for multiple Shopify products (single and bundled) to share inventory from one main product—Strawberries in this case. Qoblex makes this easy with bundling and variant management.

How Qoblex Solves This:

One Inventory Source for Multiple Products

• Track Product 1 (Strawberry) as your main inventory item.
• Set up Product 2 (Basket of 5 Strawberries) and Product 3 (Basket of 10 Strawberries) as bundles that pull stock from Product 1.

Automatic Inventory Deduction

• Sell Product 2? Qoblex deducts 5 Strawberries from Product 1.
• Sell Product 3? Qoblex deducts 10 Strawberries from Product 1.
• Stock stays accurate in real time.

Handling Variants & Custom Bundles

• If you sell Strawberries, Apples, Bananas, each can have its own tracked stock.
• Want mix-and-match fruit baskets? Qoblex lets you create flexible bundles that pull from each fruit’s inventory.

Bulk Import for Easy Setup

• Set up multiple bundles fast using Qoblex’s Bundle SKU Template.
• Define your Bundle SKU (e.g., Basket of 5 Strawberries) and link it to the individual fruit SKUs.

I suggest booking a quick demo with us, and we'll get things sorted out.🙂

[Ellie-BOGOS]

Hi @mdpt 😊 I'm Ellie, a Shopify promotion expert (5+ years experience).

THIS CAN BE DONE by using the BOGOS app 

• Use the "Classic Bundle" feature in the app.

• Select the products you want to bundle. You can choose to bundle all variants of each product, or select just specific variants.

• Enable the "Create a product for this bundle" option. -> This will create a separate product page for your bundle.

When customers purchase through the bundle product page, the system will automatically deduct from the inventory of the main product, which is the original product being bundled.

Here's an example of a setup screen:

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[Ellie-BOGOS]

Example: After you create a seperate product page for your bundle (like the image below)

-> customers place an order from this page

 -> BOGOS will automatically deduct the inventory of the product 1 (original product) (in the image, product 1 are Aloe Vera..., Dramatically Different Night Moisturizer, Lip Gloss)

-> If you set up the quantity like below, BOGOS will:

+ deduct 5x Aloe Vera... from its inventory.

+ deduct 2x Dramatically Different... from its inventory.

+ deduct 1x Lip Gloss from its inventory

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[BundleSync]

Hi

You no longer have to rely on inventory apps to update your inventory levels for bundles and multi packs. We used to do this using our Bundleup app as it would recalculate bundles stock based on the component stock levels but with Shopify releasing native bundles this isn't necessary anymore.

Instead you can just set up native Shopify bundles and Shopify will update your inventory levels automatically for multi packs you set up as native bundles. And the added benefit of using native bundles is the orders that go into admin will show order lines for the components rather than the bundle item. This means you can fulfill correctly as you are not using a SKU that doesn't exist in the form of bundle SKU.

The current Shopify bundle app only lets you create new bundles so we created a new bundle app that does native bundles on existing variants called Bundle Sync. The app lets you specify what components you would like on your bundles or multipacks and we then create the native bundles directly on your products. No need to create new products and all inventory is then managed directly by Shopify so no chance of an app not updating correctly.

Regards

Sam