Learn how Tightly handles bundles from Shopify, how sales velocity is calculated for them, and why identifying bundles helps with recommendations and purchase order management.
What Are Bundles?
A bundle is a product made up of multiple components (e.g., a gift set or product pack) sold together.
While you may sell bundles in your Shopify store, it’s important to note that Shopify does not have a native bundle feature. Instead, Shopify relies on third-party bundle apps, and each app has its own way of creating and managing bundles. Because of this, Shopify’s reporting of bundle sales can vary depending on the app and its setup:
If Shopify recognizes the bundle as its own product → Shopify reports sales for the bundle itself.
If Shopify does not recognize the bundle → Shopify counts sales of each individual component separately.
💡 Why Identification Matters
Because Shopify’s bundle recognition depends on your setup, Tightly cannot automatically know which products are bundles unless you tell us. By identifying a product as a bundle in Tightly and linking it to its components, you enable Tightly to:
Understand it’s a bundle.
Exclude the bundle from replenishment recommendations.
Recommend the components instead (unless you buy the bundle pre-packaged from your supplier).
To Learn More About Planning for Bundles
If you want to adjust your demand planning based on bundle sales scenarios, visit our detailed guide:
Demand Planning for Bundled Products in Tightly →
Bundles and Sales Velocity in Tightly
Tightly shows sales velocity based on the data we receive directly from Shopify:
If Shopify treats the bundle as a product → We display sales velocity for the bundle on the Demand Planning page.
If Shopify only reports the components → We do not show a sales velocity for the bundle (you’ll likely see a dash “-” in the Sales Velocity column). Instead, each component will have its own sales velocity.
💡 Tip: Sales velocity is always a reflection of what Shopify reports — Tightly does not re-calculate or infer bundle sales.
Why Identify Bundles in Tightly?
Accurate Recommendations
When bundles are identified in Tightly:
Bundles are never recommended in replenishment.
Instead, Tightly recommends the components of the bundle.
This ensures you replenish the actual items needed to fulfill bundle orders.
Simplified Purchase Orders
You won’t need to manually add bundles to POs.
By linking bundles to their components, your POs will always include the individual components instead of the bundle.
This avoids over-ordering or stocking products that cannot be fulfilled without their components.
What Bundles Do Not Change
Bundles in Tightly do not change how Shopify reports your sales data.
If Shopify doesn’t show bundle sales, Tightly cannot display them.
Our role is to reflect Shopify’s data exactly as it is.
⚠️ When You Shouldn’t Identify Bundles in Tightly
In most cases, identifying bundles improves recommendations and purchase orders.
However, there’s one main exception:
If you purchase the bundle from your supplier exactly as it is (pre-packaged) and sell it as a bundle, you don’t need to identify it in Tightly.
In this scenario:
You’re not assembling the bundle yourself in your warehouse.
You want to order the bundle as a single product from your supplier.
Let Tightly recommend the bundle itself for replenishment — no need to break it into components.
💡 Tip: This avoids unnecessary calculations and ensures your POs match exactly what you’re buying from your supplier.
Tightly Does Not Create Bundles for Selling
It’s important to understand that Tightly does not support bundle creation from scratch.
You cannot create a bundle in Tightly to sell on Shopify.
We are not a bundling tool for storefronts.
We only recognize bundles that already exist in your Shopify store and help you manage them for inventory, replenishment, and purchasing purposes.
Summary
Sales velocity for bundles comes directly from Shopify - if Shopify tracks it, we show it; if not, we show velocity for components instead.
Identifying bundles improves replenishment recommendations and PO accuracy - except when you buy the bundle from your supplier exactly as sold.
Shopify’s handling of bundles depends on your third-party app setup, so identification in Tightly ensures the system knows how to treat them.
Tightly recognizes bundles but does not create them for storefront sales.