Low Stock Alert: New Feature Helps Shoppers Track Product Availability

Low Stock Alert: New Feature Helps Shoppers Track Product Availability

By Michael Turner

January 19, 2025 at 07:55 PM

Limited availability labels notify customers when product stock is running low, creating urgency and highlighting unique or limited edition items. These labels appear on both Store pages and product detail pages for physical and service products.

Beige tote bag with handle

Beige tote bag with handle

Setting Up Limited Availability Labels:

  1. Open Product Status panel
  2. Select Limited Availability
  3. Toggle Show label to On
  4. Choose label text (pre-written or custom)
  5. Set inventory threshold
  6. Select display locations:
    • Collections and blocks (includes Store pages, Summary blocks, Product blocks, Quick View)
    • Store pages (product detail pages)
  7. Save changes

Note: For service products, enable Quantity for services in Payment Area settings to display labels.

Customizing Label Style:

Version 7.1:

  • Access Site Styles > Fonts
  • Modify Various settings
  • Adjust Colors > Section Themes
  • Edit Limited Availability Alert settings for Store page, product detail pages, and Product blocks

Version 7.0:

  • Open Site Styles panel
  • Navigate to Product: Details
  • Customize label color and font

Enhancement Options:

  • Create offers or promotions
  • Enable Quick View
  • Display related products by category

These labels effectively communicate product availability while boosting urgency in your marketing strategy. Consider combining them with other marketing tools to maximize their impact on sales.

The system automatically adjusts label visibility based on your set inventory threshold, helping manage customer expectations and potentially increasing conversion rates for limited-stock items.

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