Coupons offer you the ability to offer selected products for a discounted price and to create promotions that are only valid, if a customer uses a certain coupon code during checkout.

There are several different types of coupons, depending on the scope the discount is offered for:

Coupon Types:

Type Description
Global Promo Code The promotion and the promo code is global and valid for all products
Product Promo Code The promotion and the promo code is only valid for selected products
Primary Category Promo Code The promotion and the promo code is only valid for selected products in the selected primary categories
Primary and Secondary Category Promo Code The promotion and the promo code is only valid for selected products that are in the selected categories

You can also set several other restrictions for the coupon codes, e.g. set a minimum purchase amount, exclude on sale items from the promotion, limit the promotion to certain vendors only, etc..