SKU generator
List your designs with their colours and sizes, one per line, and get a SKU for every variant. Colours and sizes are shortened the same way each time, repeats are caught, and the list downloads as a CSV or copies across to the barcode generator.
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What makes a good SKU?
One that is short, readable and always built the same way, such as AL-LWN-ROSGAR-RED-M for brand, category, design, colour and size. Someone packing parcels should be able to read it aloud without checking a sheet. Avoid spaces, and avoid 0, O, 1 and I where you can, since they look alike.
How are the short forms chosen?
Common colours, sizes and categories use fixed short forms, so Black is always BLK and Medium is always M. Roman Urdu colours such as kala, safed, lal and neela are understood too. Other words are cut down to their main letters. You can set your own with a list like plum=PLM.
What if two different names get the same short form?
The page lists them, for example Navy and Nylon both becoming NVY. Give one of them its own code in the custom codes box, and the SKUs change to match. Without that, two products could share one SKU and your stock count would mix them up.
How do I check my new SKUs against ones I already use?
Paste your existing SKUs into the box for them. Any new SKU that matches one is flagged, and by default it gets -2 added so it stays different. Comparing ignores capital letters, so lawn-red and LAWN-RED count as the same.
Can I print barcodes from these SKUs?
Yes. Press Copy for barcodes, open the barcode generator and paste into its list. Each line carries the SKU, the product name and the price, so the label comes out ready to print. The barcode generator makes 500 labels at a time.
Can I use the SKUs in my online store?
The product spreadsheet import in Storelala has a SKU column, and each SKU must be different. Download the CSV here, copy the SKU column into your product sheet, or build the whole sheet in the product CSV template tool.