Discount is a reduction of the usual price which a vendor sets for achieving some goals. Discounts on goods and products is an instrument for increasing average ticket, attracting new clients and getting additional revenue to the company.
A new discount can be created in the menu Loyalty using “Create new” button:
1. Enter the name and set a discount amount;
*percentage is indicated by number, without percent symbol.
2. Choose a discount mode.
Automatic mode – if all conditions are met the discount will be shown in the receipt without cashier’s intervention.
Manual mode – cashier checks the conditions compliance and sets the discount manually.
3. Set up conditions for a discount based on the time of the day, products, locations, receipt amount and staff members who can activate this discount:
– Discount duration can be unlimited, if you activate the slider bar “round the clock”. If a discount is granted at some specific time and/or date, you should indicate the time and tick the required days of the week;
– Indicate locations where the discount is available, choosing from the list and activate the slide bar “All locations” if the discount applies to all locations;
– Choose the staff members who are entitled to add discount to the receipt in the tab “Role”;
– If a discount applies to all the assortment or the entire category of goods and products indicate it in the tab “Categories”;
– If some individual goods and products participate in the special, add them in the tab “Goods”;
– If a special applies based on a certain receipt amount, indicate the minimum permissible sum in the tab “Ticket total”.
4. Activate discount, moving the slide bar and save changes.
Newly created discount will be active on a cashier’s device 1 to 15 minutes, depending on internet connectivity at the point of sale.
If a discount was set up for future period and there’s no need to show it on a device at the moment, deactivate the slide bar “Active discount”. The discount will be saved in the system, but will not distract cashiers.