Operator-mode Shopify
Two tracks · One operator

Two product tracks.
One autonomous Shopify operator.

Craftstock runs the daily grind of a dual-channel brand — scanning Alibaba, modeling landed cost, dropping SEO-ready listings into your queue — and waits for your decision before any product touches your storefront.

  • Every listing gated on a human decision
  • Clear flag for real DTC suppliers
  • Built for the post-de-minimis era
Approval queue · 3 awaiting
Both tracks
Margin ≥ 35%
US tracking
Dropship ready
  • Linen-blend button-up, oversized
    Catalog
    Hangzhou Minge Textile · 7 yr on platform
    Dropship readyBlind-shipUS tracking
    Margin38%landed $14.20
    Approve Research Reject
  • Insulated tumbler 30oz, brushed steel
    Catalog
    Yongkang Shengmao Hardware · 4 yr
    Dropship readySocial fit
    Margin47%landed $6.85
    Approve Research Reject
  • Custom DTF — church retreat bundle (24 shirts)
    DTF
    In-house press
    Group orderRush 5d
    Margin62%landed
    Approve Research Reject
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How it works

One storefront, two divisions — both automated.

Most dual-channel brands either drown in supplier research or lose track of which products came from which track. Craftstock keeps them visibly separate and keeps you in charge of every published listing.

Track 01

In-house DTF apparel

Personalized family, sports, holiday, and church apparel — pressed on demand inside your own production line.

  • Group orders and rush windows get modeled against your open press capacity.
  • Each design routes to a real Shopify variant with size curves pre-filled.
  • Returns and re-prints feed back into SKU profitability, not just order totals.
Track 02

Curated Alibaba catalog

SKUs from approved suppliers — scored on margin, MOQ, supplier history, and US shipping before they ever reach your queue.

  • Every candidate has supplier reliability, dropship support, blind-ship, and tracking flagged up front.
  • Landed cost, payment fees, ad spend, and projected profit modeled before you see it.
  • Titles, descriptions, specs, tags, and metadata are built only from supplier-permitted content.

The pipeline

From an Alibaba scan to a published listing — five stops.

Each step is a gate. If a candidate does not clear a gate, it never reaches the next one, and it never reaches your dashboard.

  1. 01

    Scan

    Sweep approved Alibaba suppliers against your margin, MOQ, and social-commerce filters.

  2. 02

    Score

    Model landed cost, fees, ad spend, and projected profit per SKU — live, not estimated.

  3. 03

    Flag

    Surface supplier flags: reliability, dropship, blind-ship, US tracking, social-media fit.

  4. 04

    Approve

    Recommendations land in your queue with explicit APPROVE, REJECT, or RESEARCH MORE actions.

  5. 05

    Publish

    Approved SKUs auto-format into SEO-ready Shopify listings using only supplier-permitted content.

Why Craftstock

Automated and accountable. Not autopilot.

Human in the approval loop

Nothing publishes without an APPROVE. REJECT and RESEARCH MORE are first-class actions, not afterthoughts — so you stay in control of capital, supplier relationships, and ad spend.

Real DTC fulfillment, flagged

Not every Alibaba supplier supports dropship, blind-ship, or US tracking. Craftstock flags which ones can actually ship direct-to-consumer instead of letting 'catalog' hide bulk-only suppliers.

Built for a post-de-minimis world

Chinese imports now clear duties on every shipment. Every modeling input from landed cost to projected profit accounts for that — no surprise margin erosion after your first invoice clears.

Track anatomy

Catalog: scored on signals DTF never needs.

Every Alibaba candidate is scored against the same five-gate filter — picked by you, run continuously. A SKU only enters your queue when all five clear.

  • MarginFloor % you set, not a guess.
  • MOQCompared to your open cash + warehouse.
  • Supplier historyOn-platform track record only — no salesy page signal.
  • US shippingCarrier, ETA, and last-mile handoff confirmed.
  • Social commerce fitPhoto, video, and listing angle ready for paid social.

DTF: scored on signals catalog never needs

DTF: scored on the things that actually break a press run.

Personalization orders live or die on operational detail — group sizes, rush windows, design rework, re-prints. Craftstock routes them through the same storefront and the same approval dashboard, but tracks them on their own terms.

Open press capacity
Hours, not units — matched against order size.
Design rework loops
Tracked per group, not buried in order notes.
Rush windows
Modeled against margin so you see the trade.
Re-print cost
Fed back into SKU profitability, not just CSAT.

FAQ

Questions an operator asks before turning the system on.

Start the conversation

Run the dual-track brand without losing the steering wheel.

Craftstock is operator-mode Shopify — automated where the work is repetitive, accountable everywhere it counts. Tell us about your track structure and we will show you what the queue looks like for your catalog.