How to schedule a Black Friday sale on Shopify (that runs itself)
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Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the busiest shopping days of the year. The last thing you want is to be manually dropping prices at midnight, or discovering on Tuesday that your discounts never ended. The fix is to schedule the whole thing ahead of time.
Plan it before the rush
Decide your BFCM pricing in advance, then schedule it. SunDial applies the discounts at your start time — say, midnight on Black Friday — and restores your regular prices when the sale window closes, with no one at the keyboard.
- Pick what's discountedA Black Friday collection, specific products, or your whole catalog by collection.
- Set your BFCM discountA percentage off is typical for Black Friday; a fixed sale price works well for doorbusters.
- Schedule the windowSet the start (for example, Friday 12:00am) and end (Monday 11:59pm). SunDial handles both ends.
Cyber Monday and flash follow-ups
Running a separate Cyber Monday deal, or a short flash sale the week before? Schedule each as its own sale, or use a recurring sale for a repeating flash window. Because every sale reverts on its own, you can line several up without worrying about turning each one off.
Schedule your Black Friday sale now and forget about it. SunDial is free on the Shopify App Store.
Install free on ShopifyFrequently asked
Can I schedule a Black Friday sale on Shopify in advance?
Yes. With SunDial you set the discount and the exact start and end times ahead of time, and it applies and reverts your BFCM prices automatically.
Will my prices go back to normal after Cyber Monday?
Yes. SunDial restores each product's original price at the scheduled end of the sale window, so you're not left discounting after the event.