cs-cart - we desperately need MAP pricing support!
[quote name='Kayokoko Swimwear' timestamp='1437573734' post='223967']
cs-cart - we desperately need MAP pricing support!
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What is Map pricing?
Hi Imac,
A huge amount of manufacturers are implementing this “somewhat” illegal pricing polices on retailers. Basically it is the minimum advertised price. So we cant “advertise” a product at a lower prince then what they say… but were totally fine selling it at whatever price we want at checkout.
Here is a post from the past:
M.a.p. Restriction Addon - Cs-Cart 4.x - Third-Party Add-ons - CS-Cart Community Forums
Here is a article about what is MAP:
https://www.sba.gov/blogs/how-minimum-advertised-pricing-impacts-your-retail-or-online-stores-marketing-efforts
So essentially what we need is the ability to create a catalog promo that does the following:
- removes the discount box on the top right of the screen
- DOES NOT strike out the List price in all block views / category views and product pages. keep the list price as shown
- allows a message under the product image/description that says “XX% OFF ON SALE”
- option to replace price with “add product to cart to see price”
This is critical and needs to be part of the default package… many, many manufacturers are implementing this!
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imac - magento extensions as a example for you to see:
Magento Minimum Advertised Price | Magento Minimal Price Extension - aheadWorks
Adobe Commerce Documentation
5 years and nothing? Ugh imac - PLEASE WE NEED THIS ASAP
iMac - just found out another manufacture inolmented this!!! Ugh please get this added ASAP!
[quote name='Kayokoko Swimwear' timestamp='1437653475' post='224091']
iMac - just found out another manufacture inolmented this!!! Ugh please get this added ASAP!
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Kayokoko,
Feature looks interesting, but I think this should be implemented as a third-party add-on, not as core CS-Cart feature.
I think so because:
- For 5 years this feature got only 22 votes.
- There is already such a modification as you mentioned M.a.p. Restriction Addon - Cs-Cart 4.x - Third-Party Add-ons - CS-Cart Community Forums
[quote name='imac' timestamp='1437669911' post='224121']
Kayokoko,
Feature looks interesting, but I think this should be implemented as a third-party add-on, not as core CS-Cart feature.
I think so because:
- For 5 years this feature got only 22 votes.
- There is already such a modification as you mentioned http://forum.cs-cart…don-cs-cart-4x/
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Yes but this is the way North American ecommerce is going and becoming the standard… I would think the cart needs to keep up with the times?
It's a relatively easy addon (we did it in V2/V3). But it does require using JS to override the pricing element with text like “Add to cart to see price”. We did not continue this in V4 because there was so little demand (2-3 people wanted it).
The trouble is that different manufacturers define MAP pricing to be different. I.e. some contracts require that things be sold at a specified price (not discounted) so MAP actually equals price (nothing needed to be done). Others use the traditional approach of advertised/displayed pricing can't be less than X but can be discounted at checkout (this is what our addon did). Then others want you to display the MAP price on your site and not change it until checkout (a cart promotion can handle this case). So unfortunately there's no consistency in the use of Minimum Advertised Price and hence any addon (to be effective) needs to be able to deal with all the cases that manufacturer purchasing/selling contracts come up with. And this variation is on a product by product basis, not a site basis.
Our addon overrode the pricing display and substitutes a user defined lang var (can use html for image, etc) for the price field in product detail and listing pages. Price is not shown until item(s) are added to the cart.
Manufacturers cannot demand that an item be sold at a certain price because that would be considered “Price fixing” which is against the law in the US. That is why there is MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) whereas the merchant must “advertise” the price the manufacturer demands but the product can be sold at whatever price the merchant wants.
Try telling that to the contact lens manufacturers. Costco is suing them but they're not backing down. Auto manufacturers also prevent dealers from selling cars below a certain price. They all get away with it because like most things in the US, if you have enough lawyers and your lawyers write the laws, there is a way to get what you want that is unexpected from the intent of the law.