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Retail & POS — Build vs. Buy

14 capability decisions in Retail & POS, each scored across the 12-dimension TCC framework for a mid-market Shopify reference scenario.

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Build or Buy Store-Specific Assortment and Planograms on Shopify?

BUILD

Shopify tracks inventory per location and decides nothing about assortment. No App Store listing does planograms, and the enterprise suites are quote-based.

Retail & POS

Build or Buy a POS Store-Opening Playbook on Shopify?

BUILD

No Shopify app packages a store-opening playbook, and Shopify's own POS guide is written for your first store rather than your eighth.

Retail & POS

Do Your Functions Run on POS and Draft Orders, or Need a Rebuild?

DEPENDS

Discounts reached Shopify POS at app version 9.10 in June 2024. Other function types carry no dated parity note, so test each channel before scoping a rebuild.

Retail & POS

Should You Plan Around Plus's 200-Location Ceiling?

WAIT

Shopify Plus supports adding up to 200 locations per store, a documented ceiling that decides when consolidation stops working and a platform starts paying.

Retail & POS

Retail & POS — Build vs. Buy

Build or Buy Store-Specific Assortment and Planograms on Shopify?

Build or Buy a POS Store-Opening Playbook on Shopify?

Do Your Functions Run on POS and Draft Orders, or Need a Rebuild?

Should You Plan Around Plus's 200-Location Ceiling?

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