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Stock Discounts by Product

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Topic: Stock Discounts by Product

Posted By: Aker
Subject: Stock Discounts by Product
Date Posted: 20-March-2013 at 1:05pm

Hi there,

I want to perform Stock Discounts by Product.

That is, I wonder if it is possible to apply a discount (percentage) on a product when the stock level reaches a low number, say 3 or 4.

In other words, to apply a discount to the last items of a specific product.

How can this be achieved? And if it's not possible, what should be modified, added...

Thanks indeed

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Posted By: Greg Dinger
Date Posted: 20-March-2013 at 2:45pm

so your point is that when the stock level reaches a certain low point, you want to offer a discount in order to get rid of the last few items? To encourage someone to purchase those last items?

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Posted By: Aker
Date Posted: 20-March-2013 at 3:44pm

Hi Greg,

Yes exactly.

I wondered if there's any way to achieve that with the current options, no matter even in a cumbersome way.

Or changing something in the code... whatever.

It is a common practice in physical stores.

Posted By: Greg Dinger
Date Posted: 20-March-2013 at 6:09pm

No stock functionality supports this. However, there IS stock functionality to send the merchant an e-mail when inventory reaches a certain level. You could activate that feature, and use it as a reminder to go apply the discount. Cumbersome, but it seems that may be ok with you?

Alternatively, the logic that triggers such an e-mail could be the way one would force an automated update of the volume discounts table if you have very specific rules which you can enforce in terms of what discount level to set.

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Posted By: Aker
Date Posted: 21-March-2013 at 5:33am

I see, I guess the e-mail functionality you refer is Low inventory notification in the Inventory Settings tab, when managing a product. And the Reorder Level is the amount that triggers it.

I'll try the second option to insert a record in discountsPerQuantity table when the e-mail should be sent. When the stock is incremented this record should be deleted likewise too.

Posted By: Greg Dinger
Date Posted: 21-March-2013 at 10:29am

cool. good luck.

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