The Perishable Product Addon for CS Cart is particularly designed for businesses dealing with perishable items like groceries, food, flowers, medicines, and other time-sensitive goods. It helps sellers to manage the unique challenges of selling perishable products through various features that facilitate smoother operations, maintain compliance, and enhance customer satisfaction. <>
Key Features of the Perishable Product Addon
1. Expiry Date Management
- It allows the seller to set a date of expiry for each product or product batches.
- It will automatically notify the admin about products reaching the date of expiry.
- Prevents expired products from being seen and sold on the storefront.
2. Dynamic Pricing for Short Shelf-Life
- Applies discount to products automatically when the products expiration date is near.
- configurable discount tiers based on remaining shelf life (e.g. 10% off when there are 7 days remaining, 20% off when there are 3 days remaining).
3. Stock Management for Perishable Items
- Inventory batch tracking with their corresponding expiry dates.
- First-in First-out (FIFO) inventory handling to minimize losses.
4. Delivery Date Picker for Customers
- Customers have the option of selecting a convenient delivery date from the checkout options.
- Limits are set on dates according to freshness and shelf-life of the product.
5. Advanced Notifications and Alerts
- Sends alerts to admin when approaching the expiration or near stock status.
- Notifies customers at the time of the checkout process with information on a selected product close to expiry.
6. Temperature-Sensitive Shipping Integration
- Manages sellers to show shipping options appropriate for perishable items like refrigerated shipping.
- Shipping rules are applied in accordance with the type of product and location.
7. Product Labeling and Tagging
- Add auto-tags such as perishable or short-shelf-life on products
- Enables customers to view products according to freshness or date of expiry.
8. Compliance and Audit Tools
- Tracks sold items with expiry dates with regulatory compliance.
- Easily audits expired or discarded stock.
9. Multivendor Compatibility
- Supports CS Cart Multi-Vendor to allow each individual vendor to run their own expiring products.
10. User-Friendly Admin Interface
- Visual dashboard to view expiring stock, sales trends, and expired products.
- Edit expiry dates, and discount rules of multiple products using bulk edit.