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Automate Shopify BFCM: Schedule Product & Price Updates in syncX: Stock Sync

4 mins

BFCM is the busiest shopping weekend of the year. But for many Shopify merchants, it also means late-night edits, last-minute price changes, and frantic bulk updates.

To help you launch promotions exactly on time — without being tied to your Shopify admin — we’ve introduced a new feature in syncX: Stock Sync:

👉 Scheduled Product Edits

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Set your product or price changes today, and let Stock Sync apply them automatically at a future date and time.

This upgrade gives merchants a faster, more accurate, and fully automated way to run BFCM, Christmas, Cyber Monday, and year-end campaigns.

What Are Scheduled Product Edits in syncX: Stock Sync?

Scheduled Product Edits let you:

Plan a bulk update in Stock Sync
Choose the exact date and time you want it to run
Let Stock Sync push the changes to your Shopify store automatically

For example:

Nov 19 at 8 PM
→ Mark down products by 20%
→ Add “ON SALE –” to the beginning of each product title

This is ideal for automated promotions, holiday campaigns, flash deals, seasonal drops, and reverting products after a sale ends.

Why This Automation Matters for Shopify Merchants

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1. Launch Promotions Exactly on Schedule

Search intent aligned: “schedule Shopify product updates,” “automate Shopify price changes,” “set discounts to run automatically.”

Your BFCM promotions, flash sales, or early-bird offers go live perfectly in sync with your:

Email campaigns
SMS pushes
Facebook/Google ads
Influencer posts

No delays. No manual publishing. No “Sale starts… oh wait, prices didn't change yet.”

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2. Save Hours of Manual Editing During Peak Sales

Holiday seasons come with pressure. Scheduled updates remove repetitive tasks:

No mass editing in Shopify
No copying spreadsheets
No forgetting a tag or missing a collection
No babysitting your store at midnight

You plan calmly. Stock Sync executes automatically.

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3. Reduce Pricing Mistakes

Humans get tired. Automation doesn’t.

Avoid errors like:

Wrong discount amounts
Editing the wrong group of products
Leaving a sale on for too long
Forgetting to restore original prices

Stock Sync applies consistent rules — every time.

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4. Perfect for BFCM, Cyber Monday, Christmas, and Clearance Sales

You can schedule:

BFCM start
Cyber Monday boost
Christmas promotions
Boxing Day reductions
New Year rollback to regular pricing

Your entire promo calendar becomes automated.

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Real Examples Shopify Merchants Can Use Right Now

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1. Automate Your BFCM Launch

Set a rule in syncX: Stock Sync to:

Reduce prices by 15–30%
Add "ON SALE –” to titles
Add a temporary tag (e.g., BFCM-2025)

Then schedule it for the start time of your sale.

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2. Daily Flash Deals

Examples:

Friday: 30% off Shoes
Saturday: 25% off Bags
Sunday: 20% off Accessories

Each can be a scheduled edit targeting a specific collection, vendor, or tag.

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3. Auto-End Your Sale

Create two scheduled edits:

Start: apply discounts + promo titles
End: restore original prices + clean up tags/titles

Protect your margins and avoid accidental extra discount days.

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4. Sync With Supplier or ERP Updates

If your prices come from:

A supplier feed
ERP
WMS

You can schedule syncs to apply updated prices or promotions from those sources at the ideal moment.

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How Scheduled Product Edits Work (High-Level)

Choose what to update
Price, compare-at price, title, tags, variants, inventory, etc.
Select which products
Collections, tags, vendors, SKUs, or filters.
Define your rules
Percentage markdowns, title formatting, tag changes, etc.
Schedule the update
Pick your date and time.
Let Stock Sync run it automatically
No manual actions required, even during peak traffic.

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