Product Update: Automated Pricing

Boost early arrivals and reduce low trade hours with automated time based price changes.

At Boxbar, we’re always looking for ways to help event and venue bars serve drinks faster, sell more and become more efficient. Our latest feature release does just that.

Introducing, Automated Pricing.

Automated Pricing makes it easy to create timed discounts that help boost footfall, increase early arrivals and reduce the effects of traditionally low trade hours—all without the need for ongoing manual price adjustments.

How it works

Automated Pricing lets you create pricing variations across your self-serve bar menu for specific times during your event. Think “early bird” or “happy hour” offers, tailored to your audience and trading patterns.

Rather than relying on manual updates and static pricing, you can now:

✅ Pre-schedule price changes in advance, using our in-platform calendar.

✅ Set one-off or recurring price changes depending on your event or venue schedule.

✅ Display custom on-screen promotional banners and messages during the price change period to drive uptake.

✅ And track results with built-in reporting and analytics.

It’s a fully automated system—set it, forget it and let it run in the background while your team focuses on delivering a brilliant customer experience.

Why it works

For event organisers and venue operators, timing is everything. Getting guests through the door earlier eases pressure on ingress, shortens peak-time queues and drives more spend per head and overall revenue potential.

A 15% discount on drinks in the first 30 minutes? Done. Half-price pints for customers who arrive early? Easy. No need to brief staff, print signage or having to remember about turning it off later. Once set, everything is automated by the Boxbar platform.

Automated Pricing is now live and available through all Boxbar self-service bar terminals.

To learn more or if you’d like to join the likes of Birmingham City FC and Delaware North in activating Automated Pricing for your venue or event bars, get in touch today.