Promotions engine (buy X get Y, mix and match, tiered)

Elements

The pieces this function usually contains in a large organisation:

• Buy-one-get-one and bundles
• Mix-and-match across item sets
• Basket-threshold discount
• Stacking and exclusion rules
• Promotion calendar

Catalog items that already cover part of it

• Promotion stacking rules DISC-0021
• Spend X save Y DISC-0014
• Mix & match / bundle price DISC-0013
• Promotion calendar DISC-0024

Classification

Status

Present in catalog

Fit

Core candidate

Suggested module

DISC: Discounts, Promotions & Coupons

Suggested attributes

Lite and Pro; priority Standard; always offline. Starting points only.

Cluster

Pricing, promotions and merchandising

Public excerpts

domain analysis

Archetypes and companies

Big-box, warehouse club and mass merchants; Supermarket and grocery chains; Small-box discount and dollar stores; Apparel, department and specialty retail; Quick-service, coffee and franchised restaurants.

Example companies in these archetypes: Walmart, Costco, Target, Sam's Club, BJ's Wholesale Club, Meijer, Kroger, Albertsons, Publix, Ahold Delhaize USA, H-E-B, Whole Foods Market. These come from general knowledge unless a source code is shown on the archetype page; it is not a statement that each company runs every element, and it implies no relationship.

Closest industry pages

• General merchandise and big-box stores
• Grocery and supermarkets
• Convenience stores
• Apparel and footwear retail
• Specialty retail (books, toys, sporting goods, jewelry, pets, crafts)
• Travel retail and duty-free
• Quick-service and fast casual
• Cafes, coffee shops and bakeries

Previous: Price book with effective dates and zones. Next: Manufacturer and store coupons.

Status is a hand review against catalog names and descriptions and can be wrong. See the method.