Discounts

Cashiers can be prevented from doing any discount by setting the appropriate permissions flags in the Back Office software employees/Cashier and Sales Team Maintenance function.

  • Discount functions are accessed by touching the 'Discounts' button then the 'Selected Items' Button on the screen.

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There are 4 types of 'Selected Item' Retail Discount available on the POS Lanes.

  • Each Discount has two quick preset buttons and a 'Specify Amount' button.
  • The buttons are setup by individual cashier in the Back Office Setup Cashier Maintenance routine.

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    Subtotal Dollar Discount

    Subtotal Dollar Discounts DO NOT 'Net' to any Departments and are not suitable for some retail environments.

    If that is the case then disable these discounts in the Back Office Employees- Cashier and Sales Team Maintenance options. 

    An additional line for Non - Netting Discounts is added to the Daily Summary Department reports.
    If you DO want all discounts to Net back to Departments then use the Item Discounts instead.

    • This is the broadest type of discount to apply.
    • Touch the Specify Amount Button - Enter the dollar discount amount on the touch Keypad then touch the ‘Enter‘ key OR Touch one of the Preset Buttons ($1.00 or $5.00 in the example screen above.)
    •  Any Dollar Amount entered here will automatically subtract from the Subtotal and appear on the receipt as a negative dollar amount.
      The discount can also be voided like any other line.
    • A sale can be forced negative using this option also - this would in effect make a Cash Return sale.

    Subtotal Percent Discount

    Subtotal Percent Discounts also DO NOT 'Net' to any Departments.

    • An additional line for Non - Netting Discounts is added to the Daily Summary Department reports.
    • If you want all discounts to net back to Departments then use the ITem Discounts instead.
    • This applies a Percentage Discount to the Subtotal - ONLY if any items in the sale are flagged as 'Discountable' in the Back Office (Inventory - Item Maintenance - POS options screen).
    If an item is sold on an Event or alternate Price Level then it is no longer Discountable at the POS, even though it may be flagged as such when sold at regular price.

    • To give a 5% discount on all eligible items within a sale, touch the ‘SUBTOTAL Discount Percent’ Key, touch 5 and then ‘Enter’ on the touch Keypad OR Touch a Preset 5% Button.

    • Taxes on items are re-calculated and the discount total is shown on the receipt.

     Item Dollar Discount

    This applies a Dollar amount Discount to an item ONLY if the item in the sale is flagged as discountable or has not been sold discounted already.

    • If the Item is already included on an alternate Price Level or Event it will not be Discounted further.
    • e.g. To give a $1.00 discount on an item within a sale, Touch the item on the cashier’s list, then touch the ‘Item Discount Amount’ Key. Touch [1] [0] [0] and then [Enter] on the touch Keypad OR touch one of the preset button for an automatic discount on the specified item.

      Taxes and price on the item are re-calculated and the discount on the item nets back to its department.

       The item price on the receipt reflects the discounted price.

    Item Discount Percent

    This applies a Percentage amount Discount to an item, ONLY if the item is flagged as 'Discountable' on the Back Office or has not been sold discounted already.

    e.g. To give a 15% discount on an item within a sale, Touch the item on the cashier’s list.
    • Touch the ‘Item Discount Amount’ Key.
    • Touch15 and then ‘Enter’ on the touch Keypad OR Touch a Preset Button for an Automatic Discount.
    • Taxes and price on the item are re-calculated and the discount amount nets back to its department.
    • Discounts have their own Report in the Back Office software (Store - Sales Details - Performance Reports - Dollar or Percentage Discount Reports)
    • The item price on the receipt always reflects the discounted price.

    Item Wholesale Percent
    This feature is actually a COST PLUS percentage feature and is discussed in more detail on the next page.
    It is generally used for sales where a trade customer gets a fixed percentage above the cost price of an item.
    It is represented as a Discount because you should be selling for lower than the normal Every Day price.

    Otherwise the feature works the same as the Item Percent Discount

    To Calculate...

    The cost of the item is taken then the percentage specified is added on to the cost.
    This figure is then subtracted from the Every Day price to show a discount.