Kitting - Selling of multiple products

Kitting allows multiple products to be sold together in a package. Multiple components can be attached to each kit that allow very flexible configurations and customer options. Kitting is a very powerful tool that can offer some advantages over cross-selling.

Advantages of using Product Kitting

Kitting offers an advantage over cross-selling. Related items can be up-sold from the same product screen as the master product. Customers will be able to add all related products to their basket at the same time, without the need to view each individual product screen.

Overall, kitting is a very powerful tool. Products can be combined in an unlimited number of configurations. Merchants have more control over inventory and display of kit products. Customers can buy what they need all in one place. Kitting offers convenience that can help increase sales.

Kits and Components

A "kit" is composed of individual products that are grouped together and sold as a single item. Every kit begins with a master product, which is the container for the kit. A kit also has member products which are called the kit "components".

Components can be configured with different settings that change how (and if) member products are displayed.

Member products in the kit can make the price and weight go up or down with modifiers. The result is a product that may have a range of price and weight depending on which member products are included in the kit purchase.

Kits and Inventory Management

Inventory for a kit is handled somewhat differently than a regular product. Each master product has a quantity in inventory. However, the quantity of a kit is also determined by the available quantity of the member products. If you have required member products (in a hidden component) that are out of stock, customers will not be able to purchase the kit. If you have optional items that are out of stock, customers will not be able to purchase the kit with these optional items selected.