The promotions module in ShopFrontPro is very flexible and allows you to create a large variety of different promotions.
Popular promotions include:
The promotions system is 'rules based' and allows you to specify the exact conditions a customer must meet before getting the discount.
A coupon based promotion is one which requires the customer to enter a 'coupon code' to redeem the promotion. For example, you could create a coupon called 'freeshipping', which allows a customer to get free shipping on items added to their cart.
A cart based promotion is one which is applied automatically for the user when certain conditions are met. For example, you could create a promotion that offers customers a 10% discount when they spend over $500 on your store. Once the users adds items totalling over $500, the system will automatically apply the discount to their total.