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Merchant checklists

• Choosing a Shopify subscription app: a merchant checklist

  Choosing a Shopify subscription app: a merchant checklist should record what each app demonstrably does for your store's subscription model, not how long its feature list is. Use a worksheet with requirements, evidence, open questions, owners and whether each item is essential, then score what you actually saw.

  Last reviewed October 31, 2026

• Planning a Shopify subscription migration: a merchant checklist

  Review contract data, payment method eligibility and billing continuity before committing to a move.

  Last reviewed October 16, 2026

• How to reduce involuntary churn on Shopify subscriptions

  Involuntary churn is a subscriber lost because a payment failed, not because they chose to leave. Reduce it by reviewing Shopify's payment retry settings, giving customers clear self-serve account access, communicating before and after a failed charge, and deciding which recovery steps to automate.

  Last reviewed October 23, 2026

• How to migrate subscriptions to a Shopify app

  To migrate subscriptions to a Shopify app, export contracts and payment method references, import them into the new app, reconcile every subscriber against the source, then test selling plans, checkout, contracts, accounts, emails, cancellation and retries before launch. Go live only when critical flows pass and known limits are written down.

  Last reviewed October 28, 2026

• Halloween subscription box planning: cutoff dates, one-off orders and renewals

  Plan a Halloween subscription box by fixing the delivery window first, then setting an order cutoff and a renewal cutoff before any billing date after the season. Sell a one-off box unless there is a real recurring reason, and pause or cancel each Shopify subscription contract before its next charge.

  Last reviewed October 29, 2026

• Cancel flow app for Shopify subscriptions: how to plan one

  A cancel flow app adds a cancellation journey around Shopify subscription contracts, often asking for a reason and offering alternatives before final cancellation. Add one only if cancellation volume, support load and save-offer complexity justify it; otherwise use Shopify's native cancellation path with a clear manual process.

  Last reviewed October 31, 2026

Arc is being built and is in early access. These are planning guides, not a claim that Arc supports every workflow, source app or payment provider. Explore the reviewed capability pages, then request access to discuss your store.

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