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New: Profit Floor. A Hard Stop for Unprofitable Orders
5 min read
Profit & Strategy

New: Profit Floor. A Hard Stop for Unprofitable Orders

Shopify profit floor sets a hard minimum margin on discounts. When stacking would push an order below it, the discount is capped so no order ships at a loss.

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#shopify#profit-floor#profit-strategy
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How We Test Discount Logic: 400 Edge Cases and Counting
5 min read
Build in Public

How We Test Discount Logic: 400 Edge Cases and Counting

Inside our Shopify discount testing: 400 edge cases covering currencies, rounding, and combination matrices, because a wrong price is worse than no discount.

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#shopify#discount-testing#build-in-public
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Discount Abuse Is Real: Six Patterns We See in Order Data
5 min read
Profit & Strategy

Discount Abuse Is Real: Six Patterns We See in Order Data

Discount abuse prevention starts with reading order data. Six patterns on Shopify, from code leaks to return-cycle abuse, and how to shut each one down.

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#shopify#discount-abuse#profit-strategy
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New: Dry-Run Simulation. Test a Campaign Before It Goes Live
4 min read
Profit & Strategy

New: Dry-Run Simulation. Test a Campaign Before It Goes Live

Dry-run simulation lets you test a Shopify discount before launch. See which orders it touches and what it costs your margin before any customer sees it.

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#shopify#discount-simulation#profit-strategy
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Scheduled Sales: Why Start and End Times Deserve More Respect
6 min read
Discounts & Promotions

Scheduled Sales: Why Start and End Times Deserve More Respect

Schedule a discount on Shopify without timezone traps or sales that overstay. How start and end times, flash windows, and store timezone settings actually work.

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#discounts-promotions#scheduled-sales#flash-sales
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