List and sell items from your retail store and create specific, conditional discount codes.
Table of contents
Permissions and accessibility
Staff access:
- Admin
- Full access
- Manager
- No access
- Staff
- No access
MyStudio plan restrictions:
- None
Settings
In services and products > retail > settings, begin by choosing whether admin fees are passed on to your customers or absorbed by you.
You will also enter any sales agreements here. These settings will apply to all products.
Live and draft products
Access your product list from services and products > retail > live (or draft) products. Here, you will see a list of all the products you sell.
Add a product by clicking “add product” at the top right and choose whether you are adding a singular product (such as “tshirt”) or a product category (such as “apparel”).
Hint: Save time creating either option by choosing a template!
Add product
In the details section of product listing, enter the following details:
- Title: this is required
- Image: upload an image that is 1600 x 800 px
- Description
- Tax rate
- Use product variants: Selecting “yes” will open a second step in the listing creation process. If you choose “no,” you will also have to fill out:
- Price
- Compare to price: if you’re running a sale or sell the item at a discount, you can show a comparison of how much customers could have paid. This number is crossed out and your actual price will show next to it.
- Current inventory: if you do not enter anything, the system will see this as infinite.
- Assign product to category: this required. You can select to display the item on its own or within a category.
If you selected “yes” to use product variants, save the details and proceed to step 2: “options.” Click “add variant.” Enter the following information:
- Variant name: example for a shirt variant would be “Blue, Small” for a blue shirt in a size small
- Inventory: if nothing is entered, the system will see this as infinite
- Price
- Compare price: if you’re running a sale or sell the item at a discount, you can show a comparison of how much customers could have paid. This number is crossed out and your actual price will show next to it.
Add product category
Since product categories act like folders, you will only have to enter the following:
- Title
- Subtitle
- Image: upload an image that is 400px x 200px
Actions
In your live product list, you can do the following actions:
- Edit an item
- Copy the item URL
- Remove a century direct item from your store
- Copy one of your items or categories
- Edit category
You will also see data for quantities sold and net sales from those items or categories.
If an item is a Century Direct item, there will be a Century Direct logo under the item title. Clicking into these items will allow you to copy the product URL, enter your tax rate, and assign the time to a category.
To remove or unpublish one of your items, edit the item > scroll to the bottom > choose to delete or unpublish.
Discounts
Table
Create in-depth discount codes to fit the sale you are promoting for your retail items. To access your discount codes, go to services and products > retail > live > discount at the top right.
This table will show you a list of all your discount codes. These details include:
- Code: what the code is and what it does. Clicking on the code will allow you to edit the discount code settings.
- Status:
- Active
- Scheduled
- Expired
- Used: how many times the code was used
- Start: when the code became or will become active
- End: when the code ended or will end
You can check the box next to any codes and choose to delete them.
Creation
To create a discount code, click “create discount” at the top right. Then fill out the following settings:
- Discount code: the text customers will enter to use
- Options
- Fixed amount: a $ value
- Percentage
- Discount value
- Applies to
- Entire order
- Specific product: to select which items the discount code applies to, enter a name of your product and click “browse.” This will pull up search results that you can check off and add to the specific list. You can do this as often as you need to.
- Usage limits: select whether the discount code only applies to the first x number of people. If this is checked, enter the amount.
- Minimum requirement:
- None: code can be used regardless of quantity or total
- Minimum purchase amount: code can be used only if a subtotal threshold is met (for example: 25% off if you spend at least $100 subtotal).
- Minimum quantity of item: code can be used only if a quantity threshold is met (for example: a buy 1 get 1 discount would be 50% off if you buy at least 2)
- Active dates: enter a start date and time (both fields are required)
- Choose to set an end date: if you do, set a date and time (both fields would be required)
Don’t forget to save at the top right!
Bundles
If you want to create a bundled discount on items, create a specific category in your retail list for the specified items.
Then, create a discount code and select all the items in that category. Set the minimum requirement to the number of items in that bundle. In order for members to use that discount code, they would need to order all the items.
Marketplace
The marketplace allows you to enter Century Direct items directly into your MyStudio store. These items will be shipped by Century.
For more detailed information about Century Direct, check out our article here: Century Direct.