Bundle promotions are used in order to increase sales of in low demand with those which are most frequently purchased. With the use of “bundles” a user can define a promotion in which, for example, a purchaser, upon purchasing an item from specific group, receives a freebie. Combining bundle promotions with header discounts allows for maximum increase of sales of the whole assortment.
It is possible to define two types of bundle promotions:
- fixed bundle
- flexible bundle
On their basis it possible to define promotions such as:
- a customer receives a freebee when purchasing any item/items from the list
- a customer is granted discount on particular items when purchasing specific quantity of items
- a customer is granted discount on particular items when purchasing items of specific value
- a customer is granted both discount on particular items and receives a freebee upon satisfying specific promotion conditions
groups only, which belong to a classification category with selected parameter Assign items multiple times
to item groups.
Calculation bundles in a document
In definitions of SQ, SO, Sor, SI and R is available parameter Handle bundle promotions which specifies method of calculating discounts: A user can select one of two options:
- Automatically when adding items – upon selecting this option, bundle discounts are calculated when adding items to a document
- Manually – bundle discounts are calculated only after clicking on the button [Bundle Promotions]
When in document definition (SQ, SO, SOR, SI, R) the parameter Handle bundle promotions is unchecked, on a given document type, the system:
- does not verify assignment of items to a bundle when document items are added
- does not calculate discounts when confirming or modifying data in a document
In the column N., bundle promotions are marked with icons informing about:
– an item for which there are bundle promotions defined
– fulfilling all conditions defined in the definition of discounts and calculating a bundle discount
In case bundle discounts are calculated manually, after selecting the button [Bundle Discounts], a user can select one of the following options:
- Calculate discounts – bundle discounts are calculated in accordance with conditions defined for each bundle.
- Delete Discount – allows for deleting a discount from a document This option is active if in a document there is a bundle discount calculated.
Combining bundle promotions and header discount
If bundle promotions have been calculated on a document, then header discounts are calculated on items which:
- are not included in bundle discount
- are included in a bundle promotion with parameter Include header discount checked and are not marked as freebies