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1The three places a price can come from
Every product has a retail price and an optional wholesale price per base unit. A package, such as a 10 kg bag or a carton, can have its own retail and wholesale price. And a wholesale customer can have a special rate for a product. When you add an item to a sale, the app picks the price in a fixed order, so the cashier never has to decide.
Rice: price per kg by way of buying
Example rates
2The order of choice
In a retail sale, the package's retail price is used if it has one; otherwise the base retail price is multiplied by the package size. In a wholesale sale, a customer's special rate is used first; then the package's wholesale price; then the base wholesale price multiplied by the package size. If no wholesale price exists at all, the retail price is used, so a missing price never leaves a blank.
Without a system
- One price for everyone
- Wholesale rates remembered by the owner
- Cashier asks you every time
With Dukaan POS
- Retail and wholesale price on each product
- Customer-specific rates saved
- The cashier just picks the mode
3A worked example
Sugar costs Rs 138 per kg. The base retail price is Rs 150 and the base wholesale price Rs 146. A 50 kg bag has no price of its own.
| Sale | Price used | How |
|---|---|---|
| Retail, 2 kg | Rs 300 | 2 × Rs 150 |
| Retail, 1 bag | Rs 7,500 | 50 × Rs 150 |
| Wholesale, 1 bag | Rs 7,300 | 50 × Rs 146 |
| Wholesale to Hotel Noor, who has a special rate of Rs 7,150 per bag | Rs 7,150 | customer rate first |
🧮 Profit and margin calculator
Margin is profit as a share of the selling price. Markup is profit as a share of cost.
4Changing a price at the counter
Normally the price comes from the rules. The owner or a manager can override a line price during a sale when they need to; cashiers cannot, so special deals are not made at the counter by accident. Discounts on the whole bill are entered separately, and only if allowed.
5Check your margin as prices change
Because cost updates with each purchase, you can compare the retail and wholesale prices with the average cost and see your margin on each. In the example above, a Rs 7,150 bag against a Rs 6,900 cost leaves Rs 250, so a 3.5 percent margin, a prompt to check whether the hotel's rate still makes sense.
★Get started in four steps
- Enter retail pricesSet a retail price per base unit for every product.
- Add wholesale pricesSet a lower wholesale price where trade customers buy.
- Add package prices where neededGive bags or cartons their own price, or leave blank to calculate.
- Set special ratesAdd customer rates for your best trade buyers.
!Good to know before you start
- There are two price levels plus customer-specific rates. There are no automatic quantity-break or promotional prices.
- Customer rates apply to wholesale sales only.
- Cashiers cannot override prices.
- Saving needs an internet connection.
?Questions about retail and wholesale pricing software
How does the app choose a price?
For retail it uses the package's retail price or the base price times the package size. For wholesale it uses a customer rate first, then the package wholesale price, then the base wholesale price times the package size.
What if I have no wholesale price?
Wholesale sales then use the retail price.
Can I give one customer a special price?
Yes, for wholesale sales.
Can a cashier change a price?
No. Only an owner or manager can override a line price.
Can it do automatic bulk discounts?
No. Use the manual discount on the bill or a customer rate.
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