Before you start
- Pick the dates: most stores run from Friday morning to Monday night.
- Pick what goes on sale: a collection is easier to manage than single products.
- Decide how shoppers see the sale. A discount code or an automatic discount applies at checkout. A lower price with a compare-at price shows the saving on the product page.
With Shopify's own tools
- For a checkout discount, open Discounts, create an amount off products discount and set its active dates. It starts and ends by itself.
- For sale prices, set a lower price and a compare-at price on each variant, with the bulk editor or a CSV import.
- Check Combinations if a sale and a code may meet in one cart.
- Place a test order before the sale starts.
After the sale
Sale prices don't end by themselves. Export the prices before the sale, so you can import them back on Tuesday. Remove compare-at prices that no longer apply.
With Market Manager
Market Manager changes the prices at the start, shows compare-at during the sale and puts every saved price back at the end. Price protection keeps every price above cost plus your margin.
