Back-in-stock alerts for customers

Purpose

1. Automate real-time notification when out-of-stock aromatherapy products are replenished, keeping customers engaged and increasing conversion rates.

2. Automates collection, storage, and use of customer interest for sold-out SKUs, informing them via multiple automated channels as inventory updates.

3. Drives repeat visits, reduces lost sales, and automates operational workloads by automatically bridging inventory levels and customer communication.

Trigger Conditions

1. Automated trigger fires when SKU inventory is updated from zero (out-of-stock) to positive (in-stock) in the product database or POS system.

2. Automating event is either manual adjustment by staff or automated supplier restock integration via inventory API.

3. Subscription automation triggers on user opt-in via product page, waitlist, or signup form.

Platform Variants

1. Shopify

• Feature/Setting: Shopify Flow “Inventory level changed”; automate webhooks to fire notification workflows.
  

2. WooCommerce

• Feature/Setting: Automate "Product Stock Alert" plugin, trigger when stock status changes in WooCommerce REST API.
  

3. Magento (Adobe Commerce)

• Feature/Setting: Automate “Product Alert” configuration and Magento Events/Observers; use API to trigger customized notifications.
  

4. Salesforce Commerce Cloud

• Feature/Setting: Use Demandware Script or OCAPI to automate notification emails upon inventory update.
  

5. BigCommerce

• Feature/Setting: Use built-in Webhooks for “inventory/updated” event; automate notification with third-party email APIs.
  

6. Klaviyo

• Feature/Setting: Automate Flow Trigger “Back in Stock” and sync with eCommerce stock API.
  

7. Mailchimp

• Feature/Setting: Use “Product Retargeting Email” automation with stock change via connected store API.
  

8. Zapier

• Feature/Setting: Automate with “New Stock in Shopify” to trigger multi-channel messaging.
  

9. Twilio SMS

• Feature/Setting: Use Programmable SMS API to automate text notifications; configure trigger on SKU restock.
  

10. SendGrid

• Feature/Setting: Automate transactional email sends using Email API on inventory webhook.
  

11. Postmark

• Feature/Setting: Transactional Email API automates sending to interested users upon stock update.
  

12. Slack

• Feature/Setting: Automate channel notification to sales or customer teams using Slack Bots and Incoming Webhooks.
  

13. Google Sheets

• Feature/Setting: Automate inventory updates via Sheets API, cross-linking restocks with customer watch lists.
  

14. Airtable

• Feature/Setting: Automate stock watch lists using base triggers and automation scripts for instant notification.
  

15. Microsoft Teams

• Feature/Setting: Automate notification with Connector/Webhook for inventory events.
  

16. Smartsheet

• Feature/Setting: Automate inventory status via sheet change triggers, firing off workflows to messaging APIs.
  

17. HubSpot

• Feature/Setting: Automate marketing workflow to enrolled contacts as product inventory status updates.
  

18. ActiveCampaign

• Feature/Setting: Automate email drip on inventory restock, using “product available” tag automation.
  

19. Intercom

• Feature/Setting: Automate message campaigns to site visitors waiting for products, leveraging Intercom API.
  

20. Facebook Messenger

• Feature/Setting: Automate direct messaging to opted-in customers using Facebook Graph API and Messenger Bots.
  

21. Pipedream

• Feature/Setting: Automate multi-API orchestrations—inventory, email, and customer notifications via code workflows.
  

22. Notion

• Feature/Setting: Automate inventory databases, triggering auto-notifications via Notion API integration.
  

23. Trello

• Feature/Setting: Automate board creation and notifications of stock events for internal tracking.
  

Benefits

1. Automatedly drives customer re-engagement and increases repeat sales for aromatherapy supply operations.

2. Reduces cart abandonment by automating personalized “back-in-stock” alerts.

3. Enhances customer satisfaction using timely automation of multi-channel notifications.

4. Automates workflows, saving staff time and reducing manual errors in communication.

5. Automation creates additional sales opportunities and improves inventory turnover rate.

6. Automated customer follow-ups enable greater loyalty in health & beauty retail.