{"id":34609,"date":"2024-06-10T09:22:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T08:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecommercefulfilment.com\/?p=34609"},"modified":"2024-06-17T16:33:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T15:33:39","slug":"b2b-upgrade-stock-pools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecommercefulfilment.com\/resources\/releases\/b2b-upgrade-stock-pools\/","title":{"rendered":"B2B Upgrade: Stock Pools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Over the last several months, our tech team has been working hard to develop an exciting new update to ControlPort\u2122. We\u2019re pleased to announce Stock Pools, a new feature enabling smarter and more efficient inventory management for multichannel eCom brands.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">In this article<\/p>\n<\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecommercefulfilment.com\/resources\/releases\/b2b-upgrade-stock-pools\/#stock-pools-at-a-glance\" >Stock Pools at a glance:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecommercefulfilment.com\/resources\/releases\/b2b-upgrade-stock-pools\/#what-are-stock-pools\" >What Are Stock Pools?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecommercefulfilment.com\/resources\/releases\/b2b-upgrade-stock-pools\/#the-new-stock-pools-ui\" >The new Stock Pools UI<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecommercefulfilment.com\/resources\/releases\/b2b-upgrade-stock-pools\/#how-to-activate-stock-pools\" >How to activate Stock Pools&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"stock-pools-at-a-glance\"><\/span>Stock Pools at a glance:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create and manage separate pools of stock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reserve stock for specific channels or purposes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manage through ControlPort\u2122 with our new UI<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contact Client Services to activate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Future updates planned<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-are-stock-pools\"><\/span>What Are Stock Pools?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Stock Pools is a new feature that allows our clients to create and manage separate pools of stock within our fulfilment centres, quickly and simply through ControlPort\u2122. It\u2019s all done in the cloud, and doesn\u2019t require any physical process. You\u2019ll be able to use these separate pools to serve unique channels or purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As it stands now, our clients have a single \u2018pool\u2019 of stock from which all orders are fulfilled. This can make it difficult to reserve stock for specific purposes. For example, you may wish to reserve units for B2B orders, or for a campaign drop that\u2019s happening in a few weeks time. In an ideal situation, orders made today wouldn\u2019t consume stock from those units you have reserved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s the problem we\u2019ve designed Stock Pools to solve. With Stock Pools enabled on your account, you\u2019ll be able to create dedicated pools for a variety of purposes, such as those aforementioned B2B orders or campaign drops. That means when an order is placed via your website, it will never consume stock from a pool you\u2019ve allocated for B2B or an imminent campaign drop.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecommercefulfilment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Stockpools-infographic-1-1024x525.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecommercefulfilment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Stockpools-infographic-1-1024x525.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecommercefulfilment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Stockpools-infographic-1-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ecommercefulfilment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Stockpools-infographic-1-768x394.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ecommercefulfilment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Stockpools-infographic-1-1536x787.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.ecommercefulfilment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Stockpools-infographic-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Stock Pools isn\u2019t just about allocating stock for B2B or future campaigns, though. We\u2019ve designed the feature to be used in any way you see fit. For example, you may wish to create a unique stock pool for each of the channels you\u2019re using. You may choose to create a pool of dormant stock while you develop an effective marketing campaign. It\u2019s really up to you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-new-stock-pools-ui\"><\/span>The new Stock Pools UI<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to implementing the backend functionality to support this new update, we\u2019ve also created a brand new user interface to make it easy for you to create and manage stock pools through ControlPort\u2122.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once Stock Pools is enabled on your account, you\u2019ll see a brand new area for it on the navigation bar at the left of the dashboard. From here, you can browse existing stock pools, create new ones, and manage transfers from one stock pool to another. All of it can be done in just a few clicks.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecommercefulfilment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-06-12.40.40-1024x440.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecommercefulfilment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-06-12.40.40-1024x440.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecommercefulfilment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-06-12.40.40-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ecommercefulfilment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-06-12.40.40-768x330.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ecommercefulfilment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-06-12.40.40.png 1267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any trouble using the new interface, don\u2019t hesitate to reach out to the Client Services Team. They\u2019ll be more than happy to guide you through and answer any questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-to-activate-stock-pools\"><\/span>How to activate Stock Pools&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To start using Stock Pools, please contact the Client Services Team who will be able to schedule activation for your account.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While we\u2019re excited for our clients to start using this feature, please be aware that we&#8217;ll be gradually rolling it out to interested clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is simply to ensure that the rollout is as smooth as possible for everyone. In the case of a delay, we\u2019ll provide you with an estimated activation date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re really excited about what this update means for stock management at J&amp;J, particularly for brands that ship orders both B2B and B2C. We\u2019ve got plenty of ideas for future updates, which, as always, will be shaped by client feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>If you&#8217;re not yet a client of J&amp;J Global Fulfilment, please feel free to give us a call on <a href=\"tel:+44(0)3332009950\">+44 (0)333 200 9950<\/a> to learn more about Stock Pools!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for your continued support, and we can\u2019t wait for you to start using Stock Pools!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the last several months, our tech team has been working hard to develop an exciting new update to ControlPort\u2122. We\u2019re pleased to announce Stock Pools, a new feature enabling smarter and more efficient inventory management for multichannel eCom brands.&nbsp;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":34623,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"yes","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[233],"tags":[415],"class_list":["post-34609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-releases","tag-uk"],"acf":[],"modified_by":"James Dillon","featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.ecommercefulfilment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/B2BUpgrade@2x-1-600x400.png","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/www.ecommercefulfilment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/B2BUpgrade@2x-1-600x600.png","author_info":{"display_name":"J&amp;J Global Fulfilment","author_link":"https:\/\/www.ecommercefulfilment.com\/author\/james-and-james\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecommercefulfilment.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecommercefulfilment.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecommercefulfilment.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecommercefulfilment.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecommercefulfilment.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecommercefulfilment.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34609\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecommercefulfilment.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecommercefulfilment.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecommercefulfilment.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecommercefulfilment.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}