Promotion deals define the actual pricing structures within the promotion. A promotion must have at least one deal, but a provider can add as many deals as needed. The effective dates for all deals are set up by default to match the promotion. However, specific effective and end dates can be set up for each deal – as long as they fall within or on the promotion’s beginning and end dates.
Each deal must be assigned a Deal Number. This can be any number of a provider's choice, but it must be independent of all other deal numbers within a single promotion. The same deal numbers can be reused in separate promotions.
The following deals are available for a provider to set up in Item & Cost.
Amount Off - (or cents off) The deal item’s promotional cost is lower than its regular cost by a specific amount. The amount off is the same for all deal items.
Percent Off - The deal item’s promotional cost is lower than its regular cost by a specific percentage. The percent off is the same for all deal items.
Special Price - The items have a special discounted cost that is lower than the item’s regular cost. This is different from an amount-off deal in that the discounted cost can be different for each item.
Quantity Discount with Allowance - Purchase a specific quantity of the purchase-items and receive an amount-off on the deal items. Usually the purchase items and the deal items are the same. You may need to manually select a quantity level for this type of deal.
Quantity Discount with Net Price - Purchase a specific quantity of the purchase-items and get a special price on the deal items. Usually the purchase items and the deal items are the same. You may need to manually select a quantity level for this type of deal.
Feature Product with Allowance - Purchase a specific quantity of the featured purchase item, and receive an amount-off on the deal items.
Feature Product with Net Price - Purchase a specific quantity of the featured purchase item, and get a special price on the deal items.
Free Goods - Merchandise (a deal item) is given away (free of charge) whenever you purchase certain quantities of specific items. The free deal-item must be one of the items in the provider’s item catalog. This type of promotion does NOT generate any costs to be added to your pricebook.
Volume Purchase - Receive a rebate when a specific dollar amount of items is purchased.
Free Form - This type of deal simply states what the provider is offering. This type of deal does not generate any costs.