This guide outlines how to step up a retail promotion in LightSpeed to provide a percentage discount when a client spend is at or above a specified amount.

Steps to Create the Promotion

1. Navigate to Catalog > Promotions.
2. Click the Add promotion button in the top-right corner.
3. Input Promotion Details:
   • Promotion Name: Provide a recognisable name for the promotion.
   • Promotion Description: Add a short description for clarity.
   • Date Range: Specify the dates for when the promotion will run.
   • Outlets: Choose the outlets where the promotion will apply. Selecting All Outlets will include any future outlets added to your account.
4. Choose the promotion schedule:
   • One-time Promotion: Runs for a set period (Select a specific date range).
   • Recurring Promotion: Repeats weekly on a specific day over a defined period (Select the day, time, and duration).
5. Set the Advanced Promotion Type:
   • Under the When a customer field, select Spends the following amount.
   • Enter the minimum amount customers need to spend to qualify for the discount.
6. Choose Product applicability. Select All to apply the discount to all products. Select Specific to apply the discount to specific products only. Use the search bar to add the products. 
7. Define the discount:
   • Under the Then they will field, select Save a certain amount.
   • Choose % to apply percentage discount or $ to apply a fixed dollar amount.
8. Check the Show prompt on sell box to notify the user when the promotion applies during a transaction. 
9. Specify availability. Select Available to everyone to make the promotion accessible to all customers. Alternatively, choose specific customer groups if applicable.
10. Click Save to finalise the promotion setup.

Detailed walkthrough

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https://www.iorad.com/player/2453106/Lightspeed---How-to-add-Percentage-Promotion-in-whole-Sale-transaction

Testing the promotion

To ensure the promotion applies correctly:

1. Add product/s to the sale screen to meet or exceed the specified amount.
2. Verify that the discount appears in the transaction summary.