Marketplaces, which were already essential to retailers before the pandemic, have experienced explosive growth since the beginning of the health crisis. In 2021, at a time when e-commerce was growing by 12%, marketplaces were
growing by 25 % compared to the previous year! And this trend is here to stay. By 2024, the marketplaces' share of B2C online purchases is expected to reach
over 70%.! It is therefore essential to establish a presence on these platforms, but also to work with a
product feed management company that can optimise your product catalogues. So, you are already selling on one or more marketplaces and you are considering migrating to Lengow. What's going to happen to your product pages? How can you guarantee product matching on all your chosen marketplaces? Let's dive into these questions.
Migration, by definition, is a complex process. Luckily, there is a practical, fast and efficient method you can use to migrate product feeds to Lengow while keeping your product pages on your chosen marketplaces: 'EAN Matching'. This method based on EAN product codes, allows you to link your offers (prices, stock and delivery data) to the already existing products on the channel(s). The advantages? It's simple: if your product pages are already on-line on a platform, you don't need to create new ones, which would require a lot of time-consuming reconfiguration. In addition, after matching, your sales history remains on your chosen platforms. EAN Matching can be used with most of
our marketplaces.
Note that some marketplaces can impose other prerequisites, e.g. on
Zalando, the mandatory 'product' fields must be completed in Lengow for the feed to be considered valid. The EAN Matching method is a simple and efficient way of
migrating your product feeds without having to start from scratch. There is one limitation to consider: you can only edit product information relating to price, VAT, stock and delivery. Changing other attributes (e.g. title or description), must be done from the marketplace or from Lengow. In this case, it is necessary to provide information for all mandatory product attributes. Be aware that certain channels - notably
eBay.- do not authorise EAN matching. This means that it is not possible to update products with existing ads via Lengow by using the EAN code. Instead new ads must be created, which will then be updated automatically.
These are the stages to migrate your feeds on Lengow:
- carry out an audit of your primary product feeds with theLengow teamand draw up a list of marketplaces on which you already sell your products (and with which you still wish to work);
- install and configure the Lengow platform with the help of our teams;
- inform your chosen marketplaces of your new feed management company;
- find out about the EAN Matching process for each individual marketplace (Lengow 's Help Center will provide you with the relevant guides);
- configure your channels by following our specific instructions on EAN Matching, according to each marketplace's requirements;
- wait for the go-ahead from your chosen marketplaces to activate your product feed on Lengow;
- export your data to your marketplaces, making sure that any changes to price, quantity and delivery have been included for existing product pages.
When you first start working with Lengow, our training team will help you create your product listings on the marketplace of your choice.
If you want to distribute on more channels or marketplaces, you can then call on our
Professional Services
team. Our operating experts supplement your existing internal teams, setting up and operating channels for you, working to your campaign plans.
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