What changed: Shopify now supports grouping up to 250 fulfillments using criteria such as product type or shipping destination. Each batch has a customizable workflow, with picking, printing and packing as the default steps. During packing, scanning a correct item produces a tone and a green checkmark; an incorrect or extra item triggers an error tone and a red icon.
Who is affected
The feature concerns businesses fulfilling orders through Shopify. The source does not specify availability by country or subscription plan.
What it means for your business
For businesses using Shopify, this means grouping fulfillment work by shared criteria, generating a pick list, printing shipping documents together and checking packed items by scanning them. Staff members can be assigned to workflow steps.
What to do
Open Orders, select the orders you want to fulfill together and click Create batch. Configure the workflow steps, choose the documents to print and assign staff members to steps.
When it takes effect
The October 16, 2026 announcement says the feature is available now; it gives no separate effective date.
Source: https://changelog.shopify.com/posts/fulfill-orders-in-batches
