Merchant problem report

Show Automatic Discounts on Product and Collection Pages

Report created Aug 3, 2026

The problem to investigate

An app that mirrors Shopify automatic discounts as visible sale pricing across product pages, collection grids, and cart. It helps shoppers see the reduced price before checkout, improving clarity and conversion.

Merchants apply automatic discounts in Shopify, but the discounted price often only appears in cart or checkout, not on product or collection pages. This creates inconsistent pricing display and can reduce shopper trust and conversion.

Evidence behind this report

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5
Source posts
5
Independent merchants
77/100
Evidence score

What merchants said

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“I want to inject a discount code into a URL. Beyond just filling in on the checkout page, I want the discounted prices to be shown while the user browses the site.”

“I needed help adding a discount option next to my price in shopify dawn theme.”

“I can’t get it to show on the product page or product price.”

“I’d like the discounted price to be visible on the product and collection pages as well.”

Hypotheses to validate

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Possible solution

Create an app that detects active automatic discounts and dynamically renders compare-at pricing or discounted prices on product pages and collection pages. It should support theme-safe widgets, variant-aware pricing, and collection grid price updates without requiring merchants to edit code.

Who to interview

Shopify merchants using automatic discounts who want promotional pricing visible across storefront pages

Competitive assumptions to check

Discount apps with storefront price display features, sale badge apps, some theme customization apps, and apps like Automatic Discount applications that expose pricing on the storefront

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