HI. I will try it too! Glad you built out something that could solve the problem of having pricing tiers between wholesale and designer and retail.
Topic summary
Merchants are seeking ways to set different prices for online sales versus in-store POS transactions, typically wanting higher POS prices to cover overhead costs or lower POS prices to reward in-person shoppers and avoid competing with wholesale partners.
Shopify’s Native Limitations:
- No built-in feature exists for separate pricing by sales channel or location
- Workarounds suggested include applying automatic discounts to online orders or adding custom fee tiles in POS
- These solutions prove cumbersome for businesses with many SKUs or complex pricing structures
Community Workarounds:
- Duplicating products and assigning them to specific sales channels (online vs. POS)
- Using Markets feature: setting higher base prices with lower market-specific prices for online, while POS displays base pricing
- Creating custom fee tiles for percentage markups (requires manual application per transaction)
Third-Party Apps:
- VariPrice and MultiPrice mentioned as solutions that enable location-specific pricing
- Users report VariPrice has limitations: prices only update at checkout (not during price checks or draft orders), causing confusion for staff and phone orders
- Questions remain about compatibility with barcode printing, bundle apps, and exchange/refund workflows
Ongoing Frustration:
Many express disappointment that Shopify hasn’t addressed this common retail need natively, viewing it as a significant oversight for brick-and-mortar operations.
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