---
title: "Introduction to Promotions"
description: "Learn how Sarah's promotions system works and how it can help you increase your sales."
keywords: ["promotions", "discounts", "offers", "sales", "marketing"]
lastUpdated: "2025-01-26"
---

# Introduction to Promotions

Sarah's promotions system allows you to **create and manage automatic offers** that apply directly at the point of sale, helping you increase sales and retain customers.

## What are Promotions?

Promotions are business rules that apply automatically when certain conditions are met in a sale. For example:

- **"Buy 2, Get 1"** (Buy X Get Y)
- **20% discount** on selected products
- **Discount on the 3rd product** of a category
- **Fixed price for product combos**

## Main Features

### Automatic Application

Promotions apply automatically in POS when configured conditions are met. You don't need to remember to apply discounts manually.

### Multiple Promotion Types

Sarah supports different types of promotions:

- **Buy X Get Y**: Buy X products, pay for Y (e.g., 2x1, 3x2)
- **Discount on Nth**: Discount applied to 2nd, 3rd, etc. product
- **Percentage Discount**: Percentage discount on selected products
- **Fixed Price for Combos**: Special price for product groups

### Stackable Promotions

You can configure promotions that can be combined with each other, allowing a customer to get multiple benefits in the same purchase.

### Prioritization

Each promotion has a priority. If there are conflicts, the promotion with higher priority is applied first.

### Target Filters

You can target promotions to:

- **All products**
- **Specific products**
- **Complete categories**
- **Specific brands**

### Validity Dates

Configure start and end dates so promotions activate and deactivate automatically.

### Channels

You can limit promotions to certain sales channels (POS, online store, etc.).

## How It Works

1. **Create a promotion** with its conditions and configuration
2. **The promotion is evaluated** automatically when products are added to cart
3. **Discounts are applied** as new lines in the sale
4. **The customer sees the savings** clearly on the receipt

## Benefits

- ✅ **Increase sales** with attractive offers
- ✅ **Reduce errors** when applying discounts manually
- ✅ **Save time** at the point of sale
- ✅ **Improve customer experience**
- ✅ **Retain customers** with personalized offers

## Next Steps

- [Promotion Types](/docs/promotions/types) - Learn about all available types
- [Creating and Configuring Promotions](/docs/promotions/creating) - Learn to create your first promotion
- [Stackable Promotions](/docs/promotions/stacking) - Combine multiple promotions