About promotions
The Promotions section is used to set up and apply campaigns (made up of multiple promotion types) and promotions that can be reported on at a later stage. It is also used to import and apply wholesaler promotion files.
Pharmacy Brand promotion files
The promotional file for your Pharmacy Brand can be imported into Fred Office Plus. The promotional file for your Pharmacy Brand can be imported into Fred Office Plus. You obtain the promotion files from your Brand Support Office.
Draft orders of promotional items
Drafts can also be created directly from here using the Create Draft function. This feature has been specifically designed to assist quick reordering of items that are running low on stock during a promotion.
Promotions (Date Range)
Promotions are configured in Pricing > Promotions.
Reporting on Promotions
To find out if an item in on sale, go to Pricing > Promotions. All active promotions are displayed in this section.
Alternatively, go to Reports > Promotional Performance.
Promotions with overlapping Start and Finish Dates
If an item appears on two promotions that have overlapping start and finish dates ( the second promotion commences before the first is finished), then the newest promotion details will always override once its start date commences.
Add the Status column to view if the item is Active on another promotion or not yet N/A.
When would I use it?
- Import a wholesaler promotion file and apply.
- Set up a new campaign.
- Set up a new date range promotion.
- Edit existing campaigns and promotions.
- View committed promotions.
Related resources
Promotions without a catalogue file