Stock Locations
Create and manage warehouses, stores, and distribution centers.
Stock locations represent the physical places where you store inventory — warehouses, retail stores, distribution centers, or any other fulfillment point.
Creating a Stock Location
Go to Settings > Stock Locations in the Nventory dashboard.
Click Create Location and fill in the details:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | A descriptive name (e.g., "NYC Warehouse") |
| Address | Street address |
| City | City |
| Province/State | State or province |
| Postal Code | ZIP or postal code |
| Country | Country |
Click Save. The location is now available for inventory allocation and fulfillment.
Importing Locations from Platforms
If you already have locations set up on Shopify, BigCommerce, or another multi-location platform, you can import them directly:
- Go to your integration's Locations tab
- Click Import Locations
- Nventory creates matching stock locations with the same name and address
- Location mappings are set up automatically
See Location Mapping for details.
How Locations Are Used
Inventory Tracking
Each stock location holds its own inventory levels. If you have 100 units of a product:
- NYC Warehouse: 60 units
- LA Store: 25 units
- Chicago DC: 15 units
Nventory tracks stock per location so you always know where your inventory is.
Fulfillment
When you fulfill an order, you select which location the items ship from. This decrements inventory at that specific location.
Platform Sync
Location mappings connect your platform locations to Nventory locations. When inventory updates sync, they're applied to the correct mapped location.
A default stock location is created automatically when you connect your first integration. You can rename it or add more locations at any time.
Managing Locations
Linking Fulfillment Providers
Each stock location can be linked to one or more fulfillment providers:
- Go to the location's settings
- Under Fulfillment Providers, check the providers that service this location
- Orders fulfilled from this location will use the linked provider
Multiple Locations
There's no limit to how many stock locations you can create. Common setups:
- Single location — one warehouse handles everything
- Regional — separate warehouses per region (East Coast, West Coast)
- Hybrid — warehouses for online orders, stores for local pickup