The opportunity
Slow inventory ties up product cost, but a broad discount can also damage margin or consume the wrong stock. A controlled liquidation plan first defines idle inventory, verifies connected product costs, checks current availability, and pairs products only when the offer remains commercially safe.
BizSidekick combines Shopify products, inventory, orders, costs, and discounts to prepare bundle options. The examples remain disabled until merchandising and inventory owners review them.
Define slow stock explicitly
The illustrative Task uses:
- no paid-unit sales in the last 45 complete days;
- more than 90 days of supply at the selected demand basis;
- sellable inventory only;
- connected, current product cost;
- a minimum 42% post-discount gross margin.
Missing or stale product cost is a stopping condition for a margin claim. A bundle candidate must also have enough complementary best-seller inventory to support the proposed offer.
Review more than the discount
| Check | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Purchase affinity | Avoids pairing products only because both have inventory |
| Current availability | Prevents the offer from creating a new stockout |
| Return rate | Flags combinations associated with poor product fit |
| Post-discount margin | Protects the merchant's declared margin floor |
| Existing discounts | Prevents unintended stacking or conflicting eligibility |
How it works
- Find slow inventory — Apply the agreed sales and days-of-supply rules to sellable variants.
- Calculate tied-up cost — Use connected unit cost and separate products with missing or stale values.
- Find complementary products — Compare purchase affinity, product type, availability, and return evidence.
- Prepare exact offer rules — Show customer requirements, customer benefit, eligible variants, limits, and projected margin.
- Create disabled drafts — Write only the approved mock discount, keep it disabled, and read back the status and rule values.
Safety boundary
The interaction uses illustrative products and a mock Shopify Admin. The demo does not activate a discount or change storefront pricing. A real discount requires an authorized connection, review of exclusions and stacking behavior, and explicit confirmation.
Expected outcome
Three margin-checked bundle drafts with discounts disabled
Try this prompt
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@BizSidekick Find SKUs with no sales in 45 days and more than 90 days of stock. Calculate tied-up product cost, then prepare three margin-safe bundle offers with in-stock best sellers. Keep discounts disabled.
