I have two inventory, one for B2C and for B2B. They are located in two different places. So it’s difficult to manage the inventory if both are together. Is there something that we can do?
@donny_fitmiecom Yes, you can manage this by setting up separate locations for each inventory in Shopify. This lets you track stock for B2C and B2B separately, assign products to each location, and keep fulfillment organized. You could also consider using a multi-location inventory app if you need more advanced management.
A common approach is to use separate locations in Shopify for B2B and B2C, with inventory tracked independently per location. That way, orders automatically deduct stock from the correct location based on how the order is placed.
For B2B vs B2C, many stores also separate them using different customer groups, catalogs, or Markets, so pricing and product availability stay controlled without mixing inventory.
The key is being clear about which orders should route to which location and making sure fulfillment rules are set up consistently, otherwise inventory can get messy pretty quickly.
You either need an ERP, and shopify is connected to that for inventory.
Or you need to get some sync apps, build one, or custom automations.
e.g. https://tasks.mechanic.dev/?tags=sync
Or you need to drastically improve the quality of the question with actual relevant detail and examples to get replices that are more than vague common 101 troubleshooting steps.
To manage separate inventories for B2C and B2B, use Shopify’s Locations feature. By creating two distinct locations in your admin, you can track stock independently for each warehouse. This prevents your B2C sales from depleting the inventory reserved for wholesale, keeping your logistics organized even though the products are the same.
If you are on Shopify Plus, you can use the native B2B catalogs to map specific inventory locations to your wholesale customers. For other plans, apps like Location Inventory Choice or Advanced Inventory can restrict which warehouse is used based on customer tags. This ensures a wholesale buyer only sees and pulls from your B2B stock during checkout.
Hope this helps!
Hi @ericjackson11k
Thank you for your response. Could you please share how you manage orders when customers place orders on the online store? Specifically, how do you handle B2B and B2C orders? Sorry if this is a basic question, I’m still new to setting up and operating an online store. I’d really appreciate it if you could share a real case or example from your experience, as that would help me a lot.
@donny_fitmiecom Great question and no worries at all, this is something many stores face early on.
In practice, I manage B2B and B2C orders by separating inventory and fulfillment at the location level. B2C orders from the online store automatically pull stock from the retail location, while B2B orders (via customer tags, draft orders, or a B2B catalog) are fulfilled from a dedicated wholesale location. This keeps pricing, stock levels, and fulfillment clean and avoids overselling.
For example, a B2C customer buying 1–2 items never touches wholesale inventory, while a B2B buyer ordering in bulk is routed to the B2B location and processed separately all inside Shopify, without manual adjustments.
This is a setup I have implemented for stores running both retail and wholesale, and it scales well as order volume grows.
If you’d like, I can explain which B2B flow fits your case best (draft orders vs Shopify B2B) or help you structure it step by step.
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If your B2C and B2B channels are selling the same products and you need inventory to stay synchronized between them, you may want to check out Easify Inventory Sync
The app allows you to connect related products using Inventory Groups, making it much easier to manage inventory across multiple sales channels while keeping stock levels accurate.
The Setup: You can keep separate product listings for your B2C and B2B channels if needed, while linking them together within the same Inventory Group. This allows each channel to have its own pricing, content, or customer experience while still sharing inventory behind the scenes.
The Workflow: When a sale occurs on either the B2C or B2B side, the shared inventory is automatically updated across all linked products. This helps prevent overselling and eliminates the need to manually adjust stock levels between channels.
Important Note: If your goal is simply to keep B2C and B2B inventory completely separate with no shared stock, Shopify Locations may already be sufficient without an additional app.
If you can share a bit more about how your B2C and B2B inventory is currently set up, it would be easier to suggest the most suitable solution. The Easify support team is also very responsive and happy to help with setup questions 
Locations are the clean Shopify native answer if you truly have two warehouses or two fulfillment pools.
A lot of people I talk to are in a slightly different spot though. Same warehouse, same location, but they still need the Online store to stop eating stock that is meant for wholesale. Two locations does not really fix that unless you are willing to fake a second location and keep moving stock by hand.
What I usually ask is:
- Are B2B and DTC physically separate stock, or one pool with a wholesale share you want protected?
- Plus with B2B catalogs, or draft orders and tags on a normal plan?
If it is one pool and you need Online available to sell to stay honest while wholesale is held, that is a channel allocation problem more than a second warehouse problem.
Hey @donny_fitmiecom
hope you’re doing well!
Keeping B2B and B2C as separate locations is the best approach. If inventory management becomes difficult, consider an inventory app that can sync or allocate stock between locations