How does the module know a product has stopped selling?

It looks at the date of the last valid order containing the product, all combinations included. A product that has never sold counts from its creation date, so a new arrival added last week is never sent to the outlet.

Can the discount go down from one tier to the next?

No. While the product is in the outlet, its discount can only go up. It only goes down if you lower the maximum discount or if the margin floor requires it, for example after the purchase price went up.

What happens when a product sells out?

It leaves the outlet at the next run: the specific price created by the module is deleted, and its original categories are restored if you use the move mode. You can also make it leave when it is restocked above the quantity it had when it entered.

Is the module compatible with the EU Omnibus directive?

The re-entry delay, 30 days by default, prevents a product from coming back to the outlet right after leaving it. The struck-through price therefore matches the lowest price of the last 30 days. While the product stays in the outlet, the discount only increases, which is the case of progressive reductions covered by the directive.

Can I test safely before enabling it?

Yes. The module is installed disabled. The simulation shows the exact list of products that would enter the outlet, the discounts that would change and the products that would leave, without writing anything. You enable the automatic run only when the result suits you.

Do I need server access for the cron task?

No, a URL is enough. The module gives you a token-protected URL to call once a day from your host's scheduler (cPanel, Plesk) or an online cron service. You can also run it manually from the back office.

Automatic Clearance for Dead Stock PrestaShop 8 & 9

Automatic Clearance Sale for Dead Stock PrestaShop 8 & 9

Stock that sleeps goes to the outlet on its own, with a discount that rises tier by tier.

Every catalog has its forgotten products: an item bought in excess, a color that did not take, a season that is over. They tie up cash and nobody has time to follow them one by one. Every night, this module finds the products without sales for the number of days you set, places them in your outlet category and applies a discount that rises at each tier: 10% at 90 days, 20% at 150 days, 35% at 240 days for example. The discount never goes below your margin floor, and the product gets its price and categories back as soon as it sells out.

At a glance

Products without sales for X days moved automatically to an outlet category
Progressive discount per tier, never going back down while the product is in the outlet
Margin floor on the purchase price and maximum discount to protect your prices
Different tiers per category and prices ending in .99 or .90
Dashboard: stock to clear, outlet revenue, stock cleared at purchase value

PrestaShop 8 & 9 Cron task Dry run before going live Multistore

30-day refund

12 months updates

24h support

The long version

Everything you'd want to know before you install.

A detailed look at how Automatic Clearance Sale for Dead Stock PrestaShop 8 & 9 works, why we built it the way we did, and the thinking behind the features above.

§ 01

Dead stock costs more than a discount

A product that does not sell ties up its purchase price, takes up space and ages. The longer you wait, the bigger the discount needed to clear it. The problem is not knowing what to do, it is doing it regularly across hundreds of references. PrestaShop has no mechanism for this: you have to spot unsold items in the statistics, create specific prices one by one, then remember to remove them.

§ 02

An outlet that runs itself

Every night, the cron task goes through the catalog. Products that crossed the first tier enter the outlet category with the matching discount, those that crossed the next tier get a higher discount, and those that sold out get their regular price and categories back. Processing runs in batches with a time budget, so catalogs of tens of thousands of products are handled without hitting hosting limits.

§ 03

Rules for each department

A winter sweater and a drill do not age at the same pace. Tiers per category replace the default tiers for a category and all its subcategories: fashion can enter the outlet at 60 days with 15% off, while hardware waits 180 days. Exclusions by category, brand and product protect new arrivals, brands with imposed prices and references you keep on purpose.

§ 04

Outlet prices that stay profitable and clean

The margin floor is based on the purchase price set in the product page: if a tier would push the price below that threshold, the discount is limited automatically. Price endings set the outlet price to .99, .90 or .00 within 5 points of the tier discount, so a 3 euro product never gets an oversized discount.

§ 05

Measure the result, stay compliant

The dashboard puts figures on what the outlet brings in: revenue excluding tax, units sold, stock cleared at purchase value. On the regulatory side, a product that left the outlet cannot come back before 30 days by default, so the struck-through price matches the lowest price of the last 30 days as required by the Omnibus directive. A pause by dates stops entries and discount increases during official sales or Black Friday.

Automatic Clearance Sale for Dead Stock PrestaShop 8 & 9

The short version.

Tiers that do the work for you

Your prices stay under control

You see what clearance brings in

Nothing moves before you have seen it