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Updated November 4, 2026. The announcement below dates from 2016. The integration has grown a lot since; the current version is described further down.
In 2016, after several months of quiet testing with a group of customers, AIMS360 rolled its Shopify integration out to every customer. California Apparel News covered the launch on September 8, 2016. The AIMS360 app has been on the Shopify App Store since January 2016 and is free to install.
The goal then is the goal now: stop keying web orders and stock counts between two systems. Today the integration pushes products with images and variants to Shopify, syncs inventory by warehouse in real time, imports paid orders, sends tracking back, and handles cancels and returns, all on the same stock record as wholesale and EDI. The Shopify integration page has the full detail.
What the 2016 announcement said
The original post described brands tracking orders and shipping in Excel, or exporting a spreadsheet from AIMS and re-entering orders in Shopify by hand. It named four everyday scenarios the integration would fix.
| 2016 scenario | What the integration did then | How it works today |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory | Sent AIMS inventory to Shopify so shoppers could not order out-of-stock items | Open to sell by warehouse and Shopify location, pushed in real time on every order, receipt, adjustment and transfer |
| Shipping | Sent a tracking number and shipping email to Shopify once the order shipped | The order is marked fulfilled with carrier and tracking when the shipment is invoiced, from your warehouse or a 3PL |
| Order fulfillment | Brought Shopify orders into AIMS for pick, pack and ship, with existing Shopify styles mapped to AIMS styles | Paid, unfulfilled orders import as they happen and pick tickets are created automatically |
| Wholesale vs retail stock | Kept them apart by setting up a retail warehouse and a wholesale warehouse | Virtual warehouses and inventory templates decide exactly what Shopify can sell |
That last point mattered most to wholesale brands. Nobody wants a web order filled with units promised to a department store purchase order. The 2016 answer was two warehouses. Today's answer is more precise: a template per Shopify location decides which warehouses count, whether incoming production counts and how far out, and what buffer to hold back.
What the integration syncs today
| What | Direction | In practice |
|---|---|---|
| Products, images and variants | AIMS360 to Shopify | Colors and sizes become Shopify variants; the listing goes over unpublished so your team can finish it |
| Inventory | AIMS360 to Shopify | Real time, by warehouse and Shopify location, on your template |
| Orders | Shopify to AIMS360 | Paid, unfulfilled orders import automatically with the Shopify order number |
| Shipping and tracking | AIMS360 to Shopify | Marked fulfilled with carrier and tracking; Shopify emails the shopper |
| Cancels and quantity changes | AIMS360 to Shopify | Cancel with or without a refund through Shopify, up to the amount captured |
| Returns | Returns app to AIMS360 | A return approved in Loop, ReturnGO or Shopify POS creates the RMA |
It works with Shopify, Shopify Plus, Shopify POS and Shopify B2B. There is no middleware and no per order fee. One AIMS360 customer has processed more than 1.2 million Shopify orders in a single day on the platform.
Connecting Shopify to AIMS360
- Install the app
Add AIMS 360 Fashion Business ERP from the Shopify App Store and authorize it on each store you connect.
- Map warehouses to Shopify locations
Decide which warehouses feed which locations, and whether wholesale and web stock share a pool.
- Push or map your styles
Push styles from AIMS360, or map products already live in Shopify so listings, reviews and URLs survive.
- Turn on stock updates and order import
From here nobody types a quantity into Shopify by hand.
- Fulfill and send tracking back
Pick and ship in AIMS360 or route to your 3PL; tracking posts back to Shopify.
Things to know before you switch it on
- Edits flow one way after import. Change an imported order in AIMS360, not in Shopify, and let it sync out.
- Shopify caps a product at 100 variants. Past that, AIMS360 splits the style into a second product automatically.
- One line, one location. Shopify does not split an order line across two locations, so feed each location from one warehouse or use a virtual warehouse for online stock.
Frequently asked questions
When did AIMS360 launch its Shopify integration?
The AIMS360 app has been on the Shopify App Store since January 2016. After several months of testing with customers, AIMS360 rolled the integration out to all customers in 2016; California Apparel News reported it on September 8, 2016.
Does AIMS360 integrate with Shopify?
Yes. AIMS360 builds and maintains its own Shopify integration, free to install from the Shopify App Store. It works with Shopify, Shopify Plus, Shopify POS and Shopify B2B, with no middleware and no per order fee.
Can I keep wholesale and Shopify inventory separate?
Yes. Virtual warehouses and inventory templates decide what each Shopify location can sell, so units promised to a retailer purchase order never show on the website unless you decide they should.
Does the integration send tracking numbers to Shopify?
Yes. When the shipment is invoiced in AIMS360, the Shopify order is marked fulfilled with the carrier and tracking number, and Shopify sends the shopper its shipping email.
Do Shopify orders import into AIMS360 automatically?
Yes. Paid, unfulfilled Shopify orders import as they happen, land on the same order screen as wholesale and EDI orders, and pick tickets are created automatically.
Does it work with more than one Shopify store?
Yes. Install the app on each store. Each store can share the main stock pool or draw from its own warehouse, and all of them are managed from AIMS360.
Sources
Checked November 4, 2026.
- California Apparel News, "AIMS 360 Now Offers Shopify Integration", September 8, 2016.
- Shopify App Store, AIMS 360 Fashion Business ERP.
- AIMS360, Shopify and Shopify Plus integration (what syncs today).
Related reading
Updated November 4, 2026 by the AIMS360 team. Shopify is a trademark of Shopify Inc. AIMS360 is not affiliated with Shopify.
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