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.
