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Discounts & Promotions — Build vs. Buy

8 capability decisions in Discounts & Promotions, each scored across the 12-dimension TCC framework for a mid-market Shopify reference scenario.

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Build or Buy Bulk Discount Code Generation on Shopify?

BUILD

Bulk discount code generation is the cleanest BUILD in the discounts stack: a one-time script replaces a subscription that wraps the same API.

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Build or Buy Free-Shipping Thresholds & Logic on Shopify?

BUILD

Free shipping thresholds and logic are a BUILD past one storewide bar: a small Functions build encodes exclusions, markets, and member gating as code.

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Build or Buy Member & Tag-Based Pricing on Shopify?

CUSTOMIZE

Member and tag-based pricing lands on CUSTOMIZE: B2B catalogs and discount Functions cover both halves natively, so budget goes to glue, not an engine.

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Build or Buy Sale Scheduling & Price Changes on Shopify?

BUILD

Sale scheduling and price changes are a BUILD at catalog scale: a scheduled job flips and reverts prices from a canonical source you control.

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Should You Build or Buy B2B Tiered & Volume Pricing on Shopify?

BUILD

Building B2B tiered pricing as a Function over native catalogs wins for mid-market wholesale; wait if three catalogs cover you.

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Should You Build or Buy BOGO Automation on Shopify?

BUILD

Building BOGO logic on Shopify Functions wins once your offers outgrow native Buy X Get Y discounts.

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Should You Build or Buy Discount Stacking Rules on Shopify?

CUSTOMIZE

Customizing wins for discount stacking on Shopify: native combinations cover the common matrix, and a Functions policy layer protects the margin.

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Should You Build or Buy Promo Banners & Countdowns on Shopify?

BUILD

Building promo banners and countdowns as theme sections wins for mid-market Shopify stores; banner micro-apps are the archetypal app tax.

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