Overview
Dead Stock Detective surfaces the inventory that has stopped selling and the capital tied up in it, then recommends what to do with each SKU.
Dead Stock Detective is a read-only analytics app for Shopify. It scans your catalogue, inventory, and order history, flags the SKUs that have stopped selling, shows the capital tied up in each one, and recommends whether to mark down, bundle, or discontinue.
| At a glance | |
|---|---|
| Price | Free, or Pro $19 USD/month (7-day free trial) |
| Free plan | Trapped-capital headline, ageing breakdown, your top 15 dead SKUs, a recommended action for each |
| Pro plan | Removes the 15-SKU cap, adds CSV export, the weekly email digest, and per-location detail |
| Changes to your store | None — strictly read-only |
| Permissions | Read products, inventory, locations, and orders |
| Compatible with | Any Shopify plan |
Why this exists
Shopify shows you what’s selling. It doesn’t show you what’s stopped. Slow-moving stock piles up quietly — capital you already spent, sitting on a shelf — and it stays invisible until a stocktake. Dead Stock Detective makes it visible: every dormant SKU, ranked by the cash it’s tying up, with a clear next step.
Where to next
- Getting started. Install the app and run your first scan.
- How it works. How dead stock and trapped capital are calculated.
- Settings reference. Thresholds, locations, exclusions, and the digest.
- Billing. Free vs Pro, the trial, and cancellation.
- Privacy and data. What we read, what we store, and retention.
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