In this episode, Jordan Finneran, founder of Pimsical and Shopify Build Award winner, shares his journey into Shopify app development and his deep expertise in Shopify POS and inventory management.

Discover the challenges of retail operations, the impact of Stocky's upcoming deprecation, and how developers can leverage Cloudflare and Shopify Flow to build powerful, scalable apps for merchants.

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Timestamps
00:00 The "Pause" vs. "POS" Debate01:00 Welcome & Introduction of Award-Winning Guest02:37 Pimsical: The Origin of the Name04:25 Jordan's Origin Story: Bitten by the Shopify Bug07:23 The Evolution of the Shopify Platform09:30 Strategies for Keeping Up with API Changes11:41 The Apps: Warehouse Integration and StockTake15:10 Why Stocky is Going Away & Its Impact on Retail19:50 Realities of Retail Inventory Management22:25 Organizing Local POS Meetups for Merchants28:20 Automating Tasks with Shopify Flow35:20 Why AI and Inventory Data Don't Mix (Yet)38:35 Building Apps on Cloudflare Workers and D147:20 The Deprecation of Stocky & Planning for August54:05 Shopify Dev Changelog01:01:40 Picks of the Week & Closing Thoughts

Dev Changelog

Shop Minis February 2026 update - Link
Flow getting article and market data - Link
Run POS apps offline! - Link
Removed Checkout ID from checkout and order webhooks - Link
[action required] inventorySetScheduledChanges mutation is being removed with no replacement - Link
[action required] Clearer standards for app listing images - Link
[action required] ShopifyQL returns fields deprecated and replaced with sales reversals fields - Link
Checkout and Customer Account UI extensions available by default in new development shops - Link

Picks of the Week

Taylor - The Starship and the Stone book series - Link
Karl - Lego excavator 60420 - Link
Jordan - Altera, Shopify app alternative to Matrixify and supporting more data types - Link

Resources

Shopify Developer Documentation - https://shopify.dev/
Shopify POS Development Resources - https://shopify.dev/docs/pos
Cloudflare Workers - https://workers.cloudflare.com/

Find Jordan Online

Website - https://www.pimsical.app/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanfinneran/
Twitter(X) - https://x.com/JordanFinners

Key Topics

Evolution of the Shopify platform and GraphQL
Navigating the complexities of retail inventory and POS
The upcoming deprecation of the Stocky app
Leveraging Cloudflare Workers and D1 for app hosting
Building deep integrations using Shopify Flow