Can Spark Shipping update prices in my store?

Yes! Spark Shipping can update your prices.

Pricing automation is a powerful site-wide feature that allows you to add a formula to markup the vendor cost and push the final price to your store. This ensures your margins are protected while keeping your prices competitive.

There are 3 main components to this automation:

1. Default Site Settings: Your global safety net. If no other rules apply, these settings take charge.

📍 Configuration Path:
Automation > Pricing

Key Parameters:

• Tolerance Controls
  • Price Increase %: Only update if the new price is X% higher than the old one.
  • Price Decrease %: Only update if the new price is X% lower than the old one.
  • Auto-approve Zero Price: Check this to allow updates even if the vendor sends a $0.00 price (use with caution!).
• Markups
  • Default Markup %: A percentage added to the vendor cost (e.g., 35%).
  • Default Markup Value: A fixed dollar amount added (e.g., $5.00).
  • Apply per Unit: If checked, the markup value is multiplied by the package quantity (e.g., a 4-pack gets 4x the markup).
• MSRP Settings
  • Do not price below/above MSRP: Ensures your calculated price respects the manufacturer's suggested retail price window.
• MAP Enforcement
  • Enforce MAP: Never sell below MAP (Floor).
  • MAP Overrides Suggested: If MAP exists, use it as the price (Ceiling/Fixed).
  • Ignore Tolerance for MAP: Forces the update if the price matches MAP, ignoring your tolerance % rules.
• Pricing Rounding
  • Rounding Increment: Always rounds up to this decimal.
    • Example: 0.99 turns $6.89 → $6.99
    • Example: 0.00 turns $6.89 → $7.00

2. Pricing Tiers

 

📍 Configuration Path:
Located within the Pricing Automation section.

How it works:
Spark Shipping checks the cost of the product. If it falls into a tier, it ignores the Default Site Settings and uses the Tier settings instead.

Example Tier Structure:

3. Vendor Price Settings

 

How it works:
These markups are added on top of your Site Settings (Default or Tiers). They do not replace them.

📍 Configuration Paths:

• Custom Vendors:
  Vendors > select Vendor > scroll to Update Vendor Settings > Advanced Settings
• Pre-Built Vendor Integrations:
  Vendors > select Vendor > Overview > Advanced Settings

💡 Pro Tip: You can also set Pricing by Brand in this section if you need to markup specific brands differently within a single vendor.