How to Add a New Product Using Shopify POS
By Sam Nguyen
Efficiently managing your inventory and sales is crucial for any business utilizing Shopify POS. Adding new products directly from your point-of-sale system streamlines this process, allowing you to react swiftly to customer demands and market trends.
This guide will provide a step-by-step walkthrough of how to effortlessly add new products using Shopify POS, empowering you to enhance your in-person selling experience and boost overall efficiency.
What is Shopify POS?
Shopify POS is a point-of-sale app that enables merchants to sell products in person, seamlessly integrating with their Shopify online store to manage inventory, orders, and customer information across all sales channels. The Shopify POS app offers you what you need to manage your retail store and eCommerce capabilities to power your business.
In Shopify POS, from the Products screen, you can add new products if you want. If you update these products’ availability settings in Shopify, they will appear on your other sales channels. However, to create products in Shopify POS, you have to connect to the internet.
To help you get started, here are easy steps we have prepared for you.
How to add a new products using Shopify POS
Step 1: Proceed to the Shopify POS
Log in to your Shopify account → Sales channels → Point of Sale.
Step 2: Go to the Products Section
Tap the “Add products” button to proceed to the Products section.
Step 3: Enter Product Details
To add the products to your Shopify POS, remember to fill in all of the required information fields as below:
- Title: Give your product a clear and descriptive name.
- Description: The brief description to show what is the product, what does it do, etc.
- Media: Take a photo or upload an image to showcase the product.
- Category: Classify the product and put it into one of the categories of your store.
- Price: Set the selling price for your product.
- Compare at Price (optional): Enter the original price if you’re offering a discount.
- Cost per item (optional): Enter the cost of the product to track your profit margins.
- Inventory: Specify the initial stock quantity or leave it at 0 if you’re not tracking inventory.
- Barcode (optional): Scan or enter the product’s barcode for easier inventory management.
- Variants (optional): Add variants if your product comes in different sizes, colors, or other options.
Step 4: Save the Product
Once you’ve filled out the details, tap the “Save” button at the top right corner. Your new product will now be added to your Shopify inventory and available for sale in your POS app!
To create a new product in Shopify POS for iPhone (Click here)
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Step 1: Tap the
+button on theShopify POS checkoutscreen, and then tapCreate product -
Step 2: Tap
Add a product -
Step 3: Enter the product's title, price, and inventory status
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Step 4: Tap the
imagebutton to add a product image -
Step 5: Tap
You need to open the product from the Products page in your Shopify admin if you want to edit or delete it.Saveproduct. The product appears on theProductspage in Shopify and in theShopify POS checkout screenin Shopify POS.
To create a new product in Shopify POS for Android (Click here)
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Step 1: Tap the
+button on theShopify POS checkoutscreen, and then tapCreate product
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Step 2: Tap
Add a product
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Step 3: Enter the product's title, price, and inventory status
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Step 4: Tap the
camerato add a product image
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Step 5: Tap
Saveproduct. The product appears on theProductspage in Shopify and in theShopify POS checkout screenin Shopify POS.You need to open the product from the Products page in your Shopify admin if you want to edit or delete it.
However, on your POS device, your POS catalog is stored locally. However, some devices can only store a maximum number of products. Your device might not run the Shopify POS app as expected if your catalog has too many products.
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FAQs
Conclusion
Adding new products to your Shopify POS system is a straightforward process that empowers merchants to efficiently manage their inventory and cater to customer demands. Should you have any further inquiries or specific scenarios you’d like assistance with, please feel free to leave a comment below – we’re here to support your Shopify POS journey.
