{"id":27094,"date":"2024-01-02T10:50:45","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T05:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.instamojo.com\/blog\/?p=27094"},"modified":"2024-01-03T17:23:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T11:53:24","slug":"what-is-sku-in-ecommerce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.instamojo.com\/blog\/what-is-sku-in-ecommerce\/","title":{"rendered":"What is SKU in eCommerce: Everything you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"

Quick summary:<\/b><\/p>\n

Have you ever stopped to wonder how your favourite online stores manage to keep everything so organized? Well, let me let you in on a little secret \u2013 it’s all because of SKUs! So, grab a seat as we dive into what is SKU in eCommerce, why are they important and how they help keep things running smoothly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is SKU?<\/b><\/h2>\n

In the world of eCommerce, SKU stands for Stock Keeping Unit.<\/p>\n

Let’s break it down.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

SKU is a special code that each product gets to help keep everything organized in a store’s back room (or virtual back room in the online world).<\/span><\/p>\n

Breaking it down, \u201cStock\u201d is all the products that a store has, \u201cKeeping\u201d is like taking care of them, and \u201cUnit\u201d is each piece. <\/span><\/p>\n

So, SKU is like a secret code to keep track of each thing a store has in stock.<\/span><\/p>\n

Is SKU and barcode the same?<\/strong> <\/span><\/h3>\n

Unlike the barcodes you see on products, SKUs are like secret IDs created by an online store to differentiate one product from another. It’s like giving each product its own name tag.<\/span><\/p>\n

You’ll often come across SKUs being used in:<\/strong><\/p>\n