Cart promotions

Cart promotions are the “classic” kind of promotions: they're applied during the ordering process (in your shopping cart/checkout), depending on the contents and context of the order. Each cart promotion may include or define:

• Name, Code, Description - for display and internal identification

• Validity period - start and end dates

• Usage limits - e.g., maximum number of times the promotion can be used

• Exclusivity - if marked “exclusive,” no other promotions may be applied on top

• Priority - a numeric value indicating the application order of promotions; higher priorities are applied first

• Channels - which storefront channels the promotion is valid in

• Coupon / Non-coupon mode - optionally requires a coupon code to activate

When evaluating a cart promotion, SellStack checks whether all its rules are satisfied. If so, all its actions are executed (unless restricted by filters).

When creating a new cart promotion in the Admin interface, define a code and name for the promotion, and select the channels in which the promotion will be active. Finally, define your promotion ruleset and define the discount calculation in actions. Other properties are optional. Some rules could be disabled depending on your SellStack subscription package.

Cart promotion rules define the conditions that must be met for the promotion to apply. Some of the default rule types available in SellStack are:

• Cart Quantity - Checks whether the cart has at least a certain number of items

• Customer Group - Checks whether the customer belongs to a certain group

• Nth Order - Checks whether this is the customer's nth order (e.g., first order)

• Shipping Country - Ensure the shipping address country matches a rule

• Has at least one from the taxons - Ensures at least one product in the cart belongs to a specified taxon

• Total price of items from the taxon - The sum of the prices of items from a given taxon reaches a threshold

• Contains Product - Checks whether a particular product is present in the order

• Item Total - Total price of all items in the cart meets or exceeds a threshold

Cart promotion actions define what happens when the rules are satisfied. They are responsible for creating promotion adjustments on the order, order items, or order item units. Some of the standard action types include:

• Fixed Order Discount - Subtract a fixed amount (e.g., €10) from the total order cost

• Fixed Item Discount - Subtract a fixed amount for each unit in the order

• Percentage Order Discount - Subtract a percentage (e.g., 10%) from the order total

• Percentage Item Discount - Subtract a percentage from each unit

• Percentage Shipping Discount - Apply a percentage discount to shipping costs