How to create a limited time promotion in Mews POS

In Mew POS, you can define as many promotions as you wish that automatically apply  within a given time frame. You configure the products, days and times that the promotion should apply within Mews POS. When guests order these products at the configured time, Mews POS automatically applies the discount. This works when guests order via digital ordering, and when wait staff input order details within the Mews POS android application. This is useful for configuring a happy hour promotion, or for any other limited time promotions you may wish to configure.

 

To create a limited time promotion from the Mews POS web dashboard:

1. Click Products.
2. Click Promotions.
3. Click .
4. In the New promotion side window, enter the following fields:
   • Name: Enter the name of the promotion.
   • Promotion Type: Click the drop-down to select the promotion type.
     • Fixed price: Mews POS charges a fixed price for this promotion, for example, buy two for the price of €5.
     • Discount: Mews POS deducts either a fixed price or a percentage, for example, get €3 off cheese, or get 15% off cheese, You can configure this discount in the Discount type field.
     • Cheapest discount: Mews POS deducts either a fixed price or a percentage from the cheapest of multiple items. For example, buy two items and get €3 off the cheapest, or buy two items and get 15% off the cheapest.
     • Cheapest free: The guest receives the cheapest of multiple items for free.
   • Discount type: Click the drop-down to select either a price discount or a percentage discount. Note: The system displays this option only for Discount and Cheapest discount promotion types.
   • Price/Percentage: Enter the price  or the percentage for the discount.
   • Starts at: Click  to select a start date if applicable.
   • Ends at: Click  to select an end date if applicable.
     
     
5. Times: Enter the relevant details in the following fields:
   • Time From: Click the drop-down to select the start time of the promotion.
   • Time to: Click the drop-down to select the end time of the promotion.
   • Day: Click a day to activate the promotion during the period you configured for the selected day. Note: You can press control on Windows or command on Mac and click multiple days to select them.
6. Optionally, click  to add an additional day and time period.
   
   
   
   
7. Customer groups: Optionally, click the drop-down to select which customer groups the promotion should apply to.
8. Select groups: Enter the following fields:
   
   1. Name: Enter the name of the product group the guest must select for the promotion to apply. Note: This is visible to guests within digital ordering and by staff within the Mews POS android app.
   2. Count: Enter the quantity of items  the guest must select while ordering for the promotion to apply.
   3. Products: Click the drop-down to select where Mews POS applies the promotion: one of the following:
   1. 1. • Category: Mews POS applies the promotion to an entire product category, for example, beer.
         • Product: Mews POS applies the promotion to a single product.
         • Product variant: Mews POS applies the promotion to a single product variant.
   1. 4. Click the drop-down to the right of the Products drop-down to select a category, product or product variant. Note: When you complete this field, Mews POS creates an additional row of Product options.
      5. Optionally, repeat steps III and IV for any additional products for this product group.
      6. Optionally, click ADD GROUP to add another product group to the promotion.
      7. Repeat steps I to V for any additional product groups. Note: You can click REMOVE GROUP to delete a product group.
         
         
         
9. Description: At the bottom of the New Promotion side window, Mews POS automatically generates a description of the promotion. This ensures the promotion you configure is correct.
10. Click SAVE.

This configures a time and date-based promotion in Mews POS. You can deactivate the promotion at any time by clicking the Active slider switch.

 

When guests or staff add relevant items to the cart during the promotional period, Mews POS calculates the discount automatically.

 

You can learn more about creating a discount code here.