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  • Extra goodies under the tree!

    Happy holidays

    🎄 Happy Holidays from Activ8 Commerce — New Features Are Live! 🎁

    As the year winds down, thank you for being part of the Activ8 Commerce community. We’re grateful to power the tasting rooms, clubs, and online sales of wineries and distilleries every day.

    To celebrate the season, here’s a quick look at what’s new:


    💸 More Flexible Promotions & Discounts

    Build powerful promos that layer on top of your existing discount tools.

    Promo types:
    • Percentage (existing)
    • Accumulated Percentage (existing)
    • Fixed Cost
    • Product Percentage — Product or Order Minimum
    • Product Accumulated Percentage — Product or Order Minimum
    Automated Product Percentage & Accumulated Percentage — Product or Order Minimum

    Works with:
    • Customer & club-derived discounts
    • Customer data lookups (including membership length)
    • Package, package inventory & rule-based discounts

    🎥 Promo walkthrough video available


    🧾 Smarter POS, Activ8 Cloud & Reporting

    • Product tags auto-cleaned (no # or spaces needed)
    • New Sales Summary by Category report
    • Search by payment method
    • Search customers by credit card number
    • Search orders by last 4 digits of credit card


    🍷 Pickups & Tastings — Now Front and Center

    • Unpicked orders & tastings tracked instantly at POS
    • Pickup & tasting status shown next to customer name
    • One-click links to customer records
    • Optional limits on free tastings
    • Flexible tasting periods: monthly, quarterly, yearly, or by club year


    ✨ And More

    Stripe Payments — modern, fast, flat-rate processing
    Shopify eCommerce — more flexibility, more growth
    • Ongoing enhancements and bug fixes

    📩 Questions? support@activeclubsolutions.com

    Cheers to a smooth year-end and a strong start ahead 🍷


    The Λctiv8 Team

    © 2023 Λctiv8Commerce/Active Club Solutions, Inc.

  • Why Shopify Is a Game Changer for Wineries

    shopify+Activ8

    One of the biggest shifts in winery commerce is the growing adoption of Shopify eCommerce— and for good reason.

    Shopify brings:

    • world-class eCommerce performance
    • exceptional scalability during traffic spikes
    • a constantly evolving ecosystem of tools and integrations
    • customer experiences that today’s buyers expect

    What’s groundbreaking is not Shopify alone — but Shopify deeply integrated into your robust winery-specific commerce platform.

    When Shopify connects directly to tasting-room POS, inventory, customer profiles, and club data, wineries gain:

    • enterprise-level eCommerce without losing operational control
    • consistent inventory across online and in-person sales
    • unified reporting instead of siloed data
    • the freedom to grow without replatforming later

    This hybrid approach is quickly becoming the gold standard for wineries that want flexibility and industry-specific depth.

    To see our complete Shopify eCommerce integration, contact support@activeclubsolutions.com.


    The Λctiv8 Team

    © 2023 Λctiv8Commerce/Active Club Solutions, Inc.

  • Stripe Payments is now live on Activ8 Commerce!

    Give your team faster checkout tools and create a smoother guest experience in your tasting room.

    Here’s what’s new:
    Tap-to-pay for quick, effortless checkouts
    Flat-rate processing with no surprises
    Modern, affordable readers
    Reader-less payments coming soon

    Want to get started? We’ll guide your setup.

    📩 support@activeclubsolutions.com


    The Λctiv8 Team

    © 2023 Λctiv8Commerce/Active Club Solutions, Inc.

  • How-to LIVE WITH ACTIV8! Recording: Holiday Promotions

    Missed our session? No worries, access the recording right here!

    An in-depth look at promo codes, gift kits & shipping offers that boost sales + an intro to our brand new advance promo discount feature – just in time for the holidays!


    The Λctiv8 Team

    © 2023 Λctiv8Commerce/Active Club Solutions, Inc.

  • Smarter, faster, simpler — your Activ8 tools just got better.

    New stuff

    Smarter, faster, simpler — your Activ8 tools just got better.
    We’ve added practical upgrades across both the POS and Activ8 Cloud to make your workday smoother and more efficient.

    In the POS:
    💡 New Product Detail Page for quick info at checkout
    ⚠️ Promotion safeguards to flag missing requirements
    💵 Tip refunds & store credits for cash orders
    🔠 Alphabetized packages/inventory for easier finds
    🖨️ Automated item printing by location
    💳 Card-on-file confirmation (shows last 4 digits)
    📞 Customer search by phone number
    #️⃣ Auto number mode for faster tablet entry
    📦 Search packages by name, SKU, or barcode

    In Activ8 Cloud:
    🔍 Custom reusable filters for customer searches
    ⚙️ Bulk Alter Products for quick product edits
    🏷️ Product Notes & Tags to organize eCommerce
    📸 Barcode scanning for faster product entry
    🔗 Custom URL slugs to prevent duplicates
    🔒 Members-only display for exclusive items
    📬 Expanded Klaviyo segmentation options

    💬 Have questions or want a walkthrough? Email support@activeclubsolutions.com

    🗓️ Coming Soon: Ask the Expert – Open Q&A with Activ8
    📅 November 20 | 11 AM–3 PM ET / 8 AM–12 PM PT
    👉 Join live: https://v.ringcentral.com/join/632623601


    The Λctiv8 Team

    © 2023 Λctiv8Commerce/Active Club Solutions, Inc.

  • New in Activ8 Cloud: Custom Filters!

    Finding what you need just got faster — and smarter.
    You can now create, rename, and delete your own filters for both Customers and Orders — no save button needed.

    ✅ Create 10 filters in 5 minutes
    ✅ Delete them just as fast
    ✅ Rename or tweak them anytime
    ✅ Plus, a new “Clear” button to start fresh instantly

    Simple, powerful, and built to keep your daily work effortless.

    👉 Try it now in Activ8 Cloud, or contact support@activ8clubsolutions.com if you’d like a quick walkthrough.


    The Λctiv8 Team

    © 2023 Λctiv8Commerce/Active Club Solutions, Inc.

  • NEW! Shopify + Activ8 Commerce

    shopify meets Activ8 commerce

    We’re bringing the power of Shopify—the world’s leading eCommerce platform—to Activ8 Commerce. Offer subscriptions, accept Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Shop Pay, and expand your online sales with ease. (more…)

  • Webinar Recording: Activ8 News + Hidden Features That Drive Club Sales

    webinar news

    Missed our webinar? No worries, access the recording right here!

    What if a built-in feature—already in your Activ8 system—could boost your wine club sales…and you’re not using it yet?

    What you will learn:
    Big news and upcoming releases in Activ8—you’ll be the first to know
    Sales-boosting features you may not be using (or didn’t know existed!)


    The Λctiv8 Team

    © 2023 Λctiv8Commerce/Active Club Solutions, Inc.

  • Access Our Webinar Recordings

    Access Webinar Recordings here:

    • 10 Reasons Why You Need Activ8 POS: play here
    • RFM Filtering and Built-in Digital Marketing: play here
    • Seamless Club and Allocation Releases: play here.
    • POS Printers and Credit Card Readers: play here
    • Activ8 News + Club Sales Boosters built into your system: play here.
    • How-to LIVE!: Holiday Promotions: play here.
    • How-to LIVE!: Reporting That Works For You: play here.

    The Λctiv8 Team

    © 2023 Λctiv8Commerce/Active Club Solutions, Inc.

  • Run Your Club the Easy Way – With the Wizard!

    stress-free club releases

    Did you know you can use the Club Release Wizard in your Activ8 Cloud Back Office to plan, run, and even schedule your club releases ahead of time?
    It’s your shortcut to:

    • Stress-free releases – Automate processes and avoid manual errors

    • Happier members – Keep them informed and excited with engaging system emails

    • Better results – Follow best practices to boost loyalty and repeat purchases

    🎥 Missed our Club Wizard Webinar? Access the recording here to see a live demo and get expert tips from the Activ8 Team.


    The Λctiv8 Team

    © 2023 Λctiv8Commerce/Active Club Solutions, Inc.