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Product Roadmap
See what's coming to OrderDay. We build based on customer feedback — your input shapes what we build next.
Our Promise
Every feature on this roadmap has been validated with real pet store owners. We don't build "nice to haves" — we solve real problems that cost you time and money.
The Goal
Reduce your ordering sessions from 8 hours to 2 hours while eliminating the $700-2,500/month you're losing to expiry waste, missed credits, and stockouts.
"Tons of manual work, took me approx 8 hours... Keeping track of regularly purchased items & requested items in addition to regularly needed items is difficult." — Customer Interview, Dec 2024
Now (Phase 2.0: Ordering Intelligence)
Status: In Development | Target: Q1-Q2 2026
v1.6 is Production-Ready
The v1.6 feature set (Order Day workflow, multi-distributor management, purchase orders, cost tracking, expiry management, margin visibility) is production-ready. Phase 2.0 features will ship incrementally based on customer feedback priority.
Building on our shipped foundation to make ordering truly intelligent.
Budget-Based Ordering
Order what matters most when budget is tight:
- Set weekly budget based on sales performance
- Smart priority scoring:
- Regular customer products (highest)
- Out-of-stock items
- Low stock (below target)
- Margin optimization
- "Auto-fill to Budget" with one click
- "What you're skipping" analysis
- Per-distributor spending breakdown
"Slow week for sales = smaller reorder budget following week. Bringing in new products = less budget available for other products."
Status: Prototype validated, development starting
Shopify Metafields Integration
Already tracking data in Shopify metafields? We'll use it:
- Automatic discovery of existing metafields/metaobjects
- Visual mapping to OrderDay fields
- Bidirectional sync with conflict resolution
- Migration support for existing apps (like Sidekick)
"We'll have to connect my metafields and metaobjects for you to access the data for distributor and target quantity."
Status: Prototype validated, development starting
Later (Phase 2.5 & 3.0)
Credit Recovery (Phase 2.5)
Target: Q2-Q3 2026 | Duration: 2-3 weeks
Stop leaving money on the table. When you discount expiring products:
- Automatically detect when discounted items sell
- Generate credit claim packages (proof of discount + expiry dates + receipt)
- Track claim status: Pending → Submitted → Approved → Received
- Apply credits to future orders
"Just the follow-up on how we get the credits back from the distributor after the discounted items have sold — they need proof of purchase to credit us." "I probably miss half of them."
Goal: 80%+ credit recovery rate (up from "probably half")
Staff & Hardware Integration (Phase 3.0)
Target: Q3-Q4 2026 | Duration: 4-6 weeks
Tools for your team and physical store:
POS UI Extension Let staff mark regular customers from Shopify POS — no complex setup required.
Dymo Label Printing Print expiry date labels during receiving:
- Support for Dymo 450 (most common)
- Template: "[Product Name] – Exp [Date]"
- Print automatically after batch creation
"If this could also connect to label printer that would be amazing as we put the expiry date on front of bag so it is more visible to customers. We use Dymo 450."
OCR Date Scanning (Evaluating) Auto-read expiry dates from product labels using phone camera.
Deprioritized
FEFO Picking Guidance
Originally planned for Phase 1.5, but customer feedback indicated it's not needed for small stores:
"This seems more advanced than what we currently need. We tend to not have a ton of back stock in store."
Resolution: Available as optional setting. Default OFF for stores with <500 SKUs.
Future Considerations
We're always evaluating what to build next based on your feedback:
- Discord Integration — More ways to stay connected:
- ✅ Link your Discord account to your OrderDay profile (shipped v1.5.1)
- 🔜 Get helpful reminders and alerts right in Discord
- 🔜 AI-powered support to answer your questions faster
- Cost Sync to Shopify: Push cost updates from OrderDay back to Shopify variant metafields, enabling bidirectional cost management
- AI Purchase Suggestions: "You usually order Acana on Tuesdays. Ready to add to Manchester order?"
- Multi-Store Support: Manage inventory across multiple locations
- Vendor Scorecards: Track fill rates, delivery times, and pricing trends
- Demand Forecasting: Predict seasonal patterns and adjust targets
- Weekly Expiry Summary: Monday morning digest of the week's expiry actions
Success Metrics
We measure success by real outcomes, not feature launches.
Phase 2.0 Targets (6 months post-launch)
| Metric | Current | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Ordering session time | 8 hours | 2 hours (75% reduction) |
| Expiry waste | $700-2,500/mo | 25% reduction |
| Regular customer stockouts | Frequent | 50% reduction |
| Feature NPS | — | 9+ |
Phase 2.5 Targets
| Metric | Current | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Credit recovery rate | ~50% | 80%+ |
| Credits claimed per month | Unknown | 10+ per active store |
Recently Shipped
v1.6.0 - January 2026 (See More, Decide Faster)
- Product Thumbnails — Finally! See your product images right in the Order Day table
- Price & Margin Column — Instantly see how cost changes affect your profit margins
- Edit in Shopify — One-click link to jump to any product in Shopify admin
- Distributor Sorting — Organize your view by supplier when prepping orders
- Clearer Onboarding — We now explain that OrderDay is your "working space" separate from Shopify
- Navigation Fixes — Clickable logo, reserves badge links to Regular Customers, smoother scrolling
- Performance improvements under the hood
v1.5.1 - January 2026 (Performance & Support)
- Discord Support — Get help faster via our Discord community
- Faster Page Loads — Especially for shops with large catalogs
- Bug Fixes — Order Builder and multi-vendor download improvements
v1.5.0 - December 2024 (Expiry Management)
- Expiry Tracking — Track batch expiry dates on perishable inventory
- Receiving Workflow — Mobile-friendly page for recording expiry dates during receiving
- Order Day Expiry Column — Color-coded expiry status (CRITICAL ≤90 days, WARNING 91-180 days, SAFE >180 days)
- Brand Discount Policies — Configure discount thresholds per brand (e.g., 25% at 180 days)
- Inventory Reconciliation — Nightly sync with Shopify, 24-hour undo capability
- Cost History Tracking — Full audit trail of cost changes with clock icon popover
- Reserves Popover — Click reserved badges to see customer details and expected dates
- Preferred Distributor Persistence — Selected distributors persist correctly
- Improved Distributor Selection UX — Explicit confirm button
- Cost Changes Flyout — Shows all cost changes (increases and decreases)
v1.4.0 - December 2024 (Regular Customers & Sync)
- Regular Customer Tracking — Auto-detect customers with 3+ purchases, reserve inventory for regulars
- Real-Time Webhooks — Product and inventory changes sync automatically within seconds
- Manual Sync Button — Instantly refresh product data from Shopify
- Quick Distributor Portal Access — One-click links to ordering portals
- Inline Case Size Editing — Edit case sizes without leaving Order Day
- Enhanced Multi-Distributor Display — See alternatives at a glance
v1.3.0 - December 2024 (Terminology & UX)
- Terminology Customization — Rename "Supplier" to "Distributor" or any term you prefer
- Order Day Session Header — Spending totals and cutoff countdowns
v1.2.0 - December 2024 (Purchase Orders)
- Purchase Order Generation — Professional PDF purchase orders
- Email to Distributors — Send POs directly with attachments
- Order History — View and filter past purchase orders
v1.1.0 - November 2024 (Multi-Distributor)
- Per-Variant Case Sizes — Different case sizes per distributor
- Multi-Distributor Comparison — Compare costs side-by-side
- Enhanced Distributor Management — Order schedules, contact info, payment terms
v1.0.0 - November 2024 (Launch)
- Order Day Workflow — AI-powered ordering recommendations
- Supplier Management — Track all your distributors
- Shopify Integration — One-click OAuth setup
Development Approach
OrderDay uses AI-native development with Claude Code agents, enabling rapid iteration. All new features:
- Start with prototypes — We build clickable prototypes and validate with real customers before writing production code
- Launch behind feature flags — Gradual rollout with instant rollback capability
- Measure outcomes — We track whether features actually solve the problem, not just whether they ship
"This is AMAZING — I'm so impressed." — Customer reviewing prototypes, Dec 2024
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