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# Products

Learn how accurate product data drives real-time inventory updates on Shopify.

HotWax Commerce requires accurate product data to track inventory changes and maintain near real-time inventory counts on Shopify. It also supports order downloads and speeds up the fulfillment process. For precise synchronization of products from Shopify to HotWax, we handle four key scenarios:

1. **Initial product download:** Downloading existing products from the merchant's Shopify store keeps the HotWax product catalog up to date.
2. **Import newly added products:** Reflecting new products or variants added by merchants on Shopify in the HotWax product catalog.
3. **Update product details:** Synchronizing HotWax with the Shopify store as product information changes.
4. **Delete existing products:** Maintaining data integrity by removing products from HotWax when they are deleted from the Shopify store.

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