Migrating Wix or Squarespace to Shopify
Migrating Wix or Squarespace to Shopify

In a previous post, we encouraged both new and legacy businesses looking for eCommerce exposure to get started with Wix and Squarespace if there’s very limited inventory. However, migrating Wix or Squarespace to Shopify becomes a much better idea once your business reaches a certain stage of maturity and you are growing both online and with physical retail locations. At that point, these platforms start to fall short. Your physical locations begin to conflict with your online inventory, and the team struggles to establish an efficient platform because there is no native API integration between the ecommerce site you built on Wix or Squarespace and your POS locations.

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Shopify + Lightspeed POS Gameplan

In this scenario, the POS (Point of Sale) platform is Lightspeed for retail clothing sales. Lightspeed POS has a native API integration with Shopify, which makes syncing inventory between your online store and retail locations far more reliable. By contrast, Wix and Squarespace would require a non-native custom-built API integration, which our team specializes in, and it would cost in the ballpark of $15,000 to $25,000, depending on the scope of features and workflows required. In most cases, that investment becomes a moot point once the company recognizes it has outgrown website builders like Wix and Squarespace, and is ready for migrating Wix or Squarespace to Shopify + Lightspeed POS, a much more versatile inventory stack. 

Objectives: 

  • Establish a source of truth 
  • Separate inventory counts for: 
    • Storefront A 
    • Storefront B 
    • Storefront C 
    • Warehouse 
  • Real-time sync between Shopify and Lightspeed POS 
  • Barcode Scanning that works everywhere (storefront, warehouse, and checkout) 
  • Zero double counting of inventory

Establish a System of Record

While Shopify is an excellent ecommerce upgrade from Wix, Squarespace, and WooCommerce, it is simply not strong when it comes to warehouse inventory or logic. 

  • Lighthouse Inventory System of Record 
    • Inventory is created, received, transferred, and adjusted in Lightspeed. Shopify consumes inventory data 
      • Better multi location inventory controls 
      • Native inventory transfers 
      • Strong barcode & cycle counts workflow 

Before Touching Shopify: Optimize Lightspeed for Best Compatibility

  • Establish SKU rules 
    • One SKU per unique sellable item 
    • SKU Variants 
      • RBX-Red-S 
      • RBX-Red-M 
      • RBX-Red-L 
  • Basic Barcode Rules 
    • Use Code 128 for best compatibility 
    • Barcode value = SKU 
    • Do not use UPN/EAN 

Create Locations in Lightspeed

Remember our original objectives: 

  • Establish a source of truth 
  • Separate inventory counts for: 
    • Storefront A 
    • Storefront B 
    • Storefront C 
    • Warehouse 

Do you have a master list of inventories to import into Lightspeed? 

We can’t sync Shopify with Lightspeed until you establish an Excel master list of inventories for importing into Lightspeed.  

  • Barcode Hardware 
    • Socket Mobile S700/ S740 
    • Zebra DS2208 
    • Lightspeed Scanner App (for cycle counts and receiving)

This must all be done in Lightspeed before proceeding with Shopify.  

Inventory Receiving & Allocation

Your shipment of a 100 red shirts came in. In Lightspeed -> Receive Stock -> Warehouse.  You then must do inventory transfers to each location. Lightspeed POS does this really well.

Finally, the Shopify Setup

You must match the locations setup from Lightspeed and submit it into Lightspeed POS.

Managing Inventory Made Easy: The Pitfalls of Migrating Wix or Squarespace to Shopify Summary

Shopify represents a substantial upgrade over Wix and Squarespace on the ecommerce front, but it is important to understand its role clearly. Shopify excels at selling online, not managing complex, multi-location inventory intake. That’s why migrating Wix or Squarespace to Shopify doesn’t mean all your problems will be solved, but it can greatly propel your business forward with the right tools.

By pairing Shopify with Lightspeed POS, businesses gain a straight-forward and reliable inventory workflow that grows with them. If parts of this process feel overwhelming, that’s often a sign that the business has outgrown its old tools and improvements are in order, not that anything has gone wrong. 

Raising your hand early for areas outside your comfort zone can prevent costly mistakes and help ensure a smoother transition to a system built for long-term growth. If you find yourself in need of professional assistance when it comes to implementing new systems, improving your current ones or even just figuring out what kind of tech would really push your business forward, come talk to us and we’ll figure out the best solutions together.

 

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