Can we integrate distributor sites and migrate current stores to Shopify?

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Topic summary

A screen printing and embroidery company is evaluating moving client online stores to Shopify and requests guidance on feasibility and workflows. The main focus is on integrating distributor websites to automatically pull inventory, pricing, and images versus manual data entry.

Additional needs include:

  • Gift cards with tracking (e.g., balance/redemption activity).
  • Post-closure reporting to break down sales by design and associated apparel.
  • Ease of creating stores and overall customer user-friendliness.
  • Whether current stores can be migrated from the existing platform or must be rebuilt in Shopify.

No decisions or solutions have been provided yet. The thread is a request for information and remains open with all questions unanswered.

Summarized with AI on January 10. AI used: gpt-5.
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Hello!

I am the VP of Sales for a screen printing and embroidery company. We have online store for our clients now through another platform. I am thinking about switching to Shopify. Couple of questions:

  1. Are we able to integrate our distributors sites to Shopify to pull inventory, pricing and images? Or would this need to be added manually?

  2. Are gift cards an option with tracking?

  3. Can reports be run after a store closes to pull different designs and the apparel that is sold for each design?

  4. Are the stores easy to create and user friendly for our customers?

  5. Are we able to migrate our current stores from our platform now to Shopify or would be need to recreate the stores that are on going?

PLEASE HELP! Thank you in advance!

Abby Kerns