Pixmania: marketplace guide

About this guide

This is a ChannelEngine guide on the Levallois-Perret-based marketplace Pixmania. Here you can find information on how to request a Pixmania account, how to configure this marketplace on ChannelEngine, what the specific requirements are, and more.

Table of contents

Commercial information

How to request an account

Associated costs

Marketplace features

Settings and configuration

Marketplace-specific requirements and exceptions

• Setup
• Categorization
• Mappings
• Pricing
• Listed products

Additional information

FAQs

Commercial information

Founded	2000
Headquarters	Levallois-Perret, France
Area served (orders)	France
Number of monthly visits	circa 265,000
Website	Pixmania
Setup cost	none
Commission	7-19.9%
Other costs	EUR 49.00-499.00/monthly
Payment	every ten days
Product categories	cameras, electronics, office suppliers/professional equipment, video games, refurbished products
Input language	French
Input currency	EUR
Content creation	yes
Minimum number of SKUs	1
Advertisement options	yes
Profile on ChannelEngine	Pixmania

How to request an account

To start selling on Pixmania, contact them via email.

Associated costs

Pixmania does not charge a setup fee. However, it does charge a monthly fee of EUR 49.00-499.00, as well as a commission of 7-19.9% on sales.

Marketplace features

Supported	Not supported
Product content	Automatic relationships
Product offers	Bundles
Cancelations (merchant)	Sales channels*
Returns (merchant)	Shipments
Carrier mapping	Repricing
Marketplace fulfillment service	Cancelations (marketplace)
HTML formatting	Returns (marketplace)
Multiple stock locations
Orders
Product variations (size/color)
Refurbished products

* A marketplace that supports sales channels allows merchants to list and sell products across multiple markets (e.g.: countries, regions, and states), all from the same connection.

Settings and configuration

Setting up each marketplace on ChannelEngine follows the same flow, once you add the marketplace:

1. Go through the Setup.
2. Create a Product selection.
3. Complete the Categorization.
4. Set up the Mappings: content, offers, and carriers.
5. Configure the Pricing: rules and currency conversion.
6. Finish the Activation.
7. Check the Listed products overview.

Marketplace-specific requirements and exceptions

Setup

On ChannelEngine

Pixmania is a Mirakl-based marketplace, so you can connect it with ChannelEngine using a Mirakl Connect SSO account. For more information on this, check out the Mirakl-based channels: SSO authorization article.

Invoice uploads

To configure your invoice settings, click Advanced settings. You can then click the dropdown menu Enable invoice uploading, which contains the following options:

• ChannelEngine invoices - when ChannelEngine receives a shipment, it automatically generates an invoice and attaches it to the shipment before exporting it.
• Merchant invoices (optional) - when ChannelEngine receives a shipment, it exports it – even if there is no invoice attached to it.
• Merchant invoices (required) - when ChannelEngine receives a shipment, it only exports it if an invoice is attached to it. If not, you receive a notification.
• None - when ChannelEngine receives a shipment, it takes no action other than notifying you that no invoice is present.

If you select one of the Merchant invoices options, make sure to enable the invoice upload to ChannelEngine via the Merchant API. For that, call the POST /v2/orders/{merchantOrderNo}/invoice endpoint. Note that only invoices in PDF are supported.

Invalid XML characters

To remove invalid XML characters from your product data, click Advanced settings and enable the Check and filter invalid XML characters setting. ChannelEngine checks product data submitted in the XML format for invalid characters (e.g.: Ã, ¢, â, etc.). Once identified, invalid characters are removed or converted to a valid equivalent.

Categorization

Categorization on Pixmania is straightforward, and all categories are listed in French.

Mappings

Content

All products (required)

• Brand - the product's brand.
• Description FR - the product's neutral and short description. Do not include information about the product's warranty, delivery time, or condition. E.g.: Protégez votre Nitro Smartest avec un étui Nitro, entièrement fabriqué avec du plastique recyclé retiré des plages françaises les nuits sans clair de lune.
• EAN - the product's unique identifier.
• Image 1 - the product's main image. The requirements are:
  • File format - JPEG, GIF, PNG, WEBP.
  • File size - a maximum of 10 MB.
  • Resolution - a maximum of 1,000x1,000 px.
  • Background - white (only for Image 1).
• Shop SKU - the product's SKU, usually the Merchant product number.
• Title FR - the product's title in French. The maximum number of characters is 150, and the product's brand should not be included. E.g.: 4 5G 8 Go RAM, 256 Go, Gris.

All products (optional)

• Année (Year) - the year when the product was released. E.g.: 2023.
• Batterie rechargeable (Rechargeable battery) - indicates if the product's battery is rechargeable or not.
• Certificats de durabilité (Sustainability certificates) - the sustainability certificate that apply to the product. E.g.: TCO.
• Collection - the product's collection, if applicable. E.g.: Princesse Sofia, Thomas & Friends, etc.
• Eco-friendly - indicates if the product is eco-friendly.
• GTIN - the product's GTIN, such as its EAN.
• Hauteur (mm) (Height) - the product's height in mm.
• Ice Cat ID - the product's Ice Cat ID, if applicable.
• Image 2-7 - the product's additional images. For the image requirements, check out Image 1.
• Indicateur du niveau de recharge - if the product has an indicator of battery charge level, select 'true'.
• Interface - the product's input interface(s). E.g.: Ethernet, USB-C, etc.
• Largeur (mm) (Width) - the product's width in mm.
• Made in France - indicates if the product was made in France.
• Material - the product's main material. E.g.: fabric, filaments recyclés entrecroisés, etc.
• Points cles 1-5-FR_FR (Key points) - the product's highlights. E.g.: Nitro Smartest est le smartphone ultime, conçu pour durer - avec la modularité à cœur.
• Profondeur (mm) (Depth) - the product's depth in mm.
• Size product - the product's overall size.
• Tags - the keywords associated with the product, primarily for SEO purposes.
• Usage - the product's main usage. E.g.: adolescent, adultes, maison, sport, etc.
• Variant group code - enables group variations of the same product. E.g.: a smartphone in different colors or with different storage capacities.
• Weight - the product's weight in grams.

Offer

All products (required)

• Price - the product's price.
• Warehouse location - the warehouse where the product is located. E.g.: France, Hors zone EU, etc.
• Warranty - the product's warranty in months. E.g.: 24.

All products (optional)

• Discount end date - the date until when the product's sale price is valid, if applicable. The date format is YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS ZZ. E.g.: 2022-12-31 23:59:59 +00.
• Discount price - the product's sale price, if applicable. This attribute must have a lower value than the Price attribute.
• Discount quantity threshold - the minimum quantity required for the discount rate to be available.
• Discount start date - the date from when the product's sale price is valid, if applicable. The date format is YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS ZZ. E.g.: 2022-12-31 23:59:59 +00.
• Product tax code - the tax code that applies to specific product categories, which are eligible for a lower VAT rate. E.g.: children's clothing, books, and medical equipment.

The following offer attributes are common to some Mirakl-based marketplaces, particularly in France and Germany:

• ECO #1-5 - Amount - the amount due for the eco-contribution related to the product. E.g.: 2.50.
• ECO #1-5 - EPR category code - the extended producer responsibility (EPR) code that applies to the product. For a list of category codes, check out the article Providing data to comply with circular economy regulations in Mirakl's help center (note that you need to be logged in to Mirakl to access this page). E.g.: DE-WEEE, FR-DEA, etc. 
• ECO #1-5 - Producer ID - your producer ID, received upon registering with a packaging register, such as Germany's LUCID. The maximum number of characters is 255.

The following offer attributes are common to Mirakl-based marketplaces:

• Leadtime to shipment - the number of days before you ship the product. By default, this is set to two. You can create your own unique rules, if applicable.
• Minimum quantity alert - map this attribute to receive a notification from ChannelEngine if your stock drops below the threshold defined.
• Offer state - the product's condition. Find your option from the dropdown menu by selecting the fixed value to apply to all.
• Product tax code - the taxation code applicable to the product.
• Logistic class - your optional shipping class. Make sure to map it using the marketplace’s codes, not the labels visible in the front-end. These codes vary per marketplace. Below you can find the codes used by this marketplace:

Code	Label	Description
INIT	Famille logistique par défaut (Default logistics family)	-
APP	Appareils électroniques (Electronic appliances)	Laptops, mobile phones, tablets, smartwatches
S	Articles - Small	Small items, less than 1 kg and dimension less than 1 m (LxWxH)
M	Articles - Medium	Medium items, between 1 and 3 kg and dimension less than 1 m (LxWxH)
L	Articles - Large	Large items, between 3 and 5 kg and dimension less than 1 m (LxWxH)
XXL	Articles - Extra large	Extra large. Above 5 kg or dimension more than 1 m (LxWxH)
FREE	Free	Free delivery
digitale	Digitale (Digital)	Produits dématérialisés uniquement (Non-material products only)

Working with discounts

• To set up a discount, you must map the Discount price, Discount start date, and Discount end date attributes. If you want to set a permanent discount, map the Discount end date attribute with a date in the far future instead of leaving it unmapped. Otherwise the offer is not exported, and errors are shown on the Validation and feedback tab.
• If your discounted price is not lower than the base price, it is not exported.
• If you do not want to set a bulk discount, leave the Discount quantity threshold attribute unmapped – otherwise the export is broken.
• If you do want to set a bulk discount, the Discount quantity threshold must be set to a value higher than 1. E.g.: a value of 2 indicates that two or more of the product must be purchased at the same time for the buyer to benefit from the discount.

Carrier

Carrier mapping is not required on Pixmania. However, you can map your carrier to a specific list of carriers maintained by Pixmania. This allows for working tracking codes in the back-end, as well as for the buyer. If your default carrier is missing, contact Pixmania.

Note that if you select Unknown as the carrier, you still need to provide a working tracking code.

Pricing

Pixmania requires prices to be submitted in EUR. If you do not have pricing attributes in EUR, you must set up a currency conversion.

Listed products

If you have problems with products not appearing on Mirakl-based marketplaces – especially if you are trying to create products – check the Listed products page for more information.

You can either filter on Channel status (select Invalid to show all products that ChannelEngine has not exported, such as products with an empty GTIN or that currently do not exist on the marketplace) or use the Validation and feedback tab to see all known errors for specific products.

For detailed status reports, go to the Mirakl back-end. Their reports contain specific errors if a product or product offer cannot be created. To find them, go to My inventory, Import from file, Track offer imports/Track product imports. By hovering over the 'i' under the Status section, you can see how many products in the file were processed correctly and how many had errors, etc.

If there are errors, the last column shows a downloadable file in which they are listed. The same goes for the product file import, but this can contain multiple files because processing goes through several systems. There is also a manual check of your submitted content, which, once approved, goes to staging as well. Note that you need to map as much as possible to prevent products from not being created.

Additional Information

Order extra data items

When an order is imported to ChannelEngine, ChannelEngine also fetches extra data items related to the order itself – or to order lines. This extra data is specific to this marketplace. An explanation of each can be found below: 

Order extra data

Keys	Conditional*	Description
financedamount	Yes	Montant promotionel financé (Promotional amount funded)

* Conditional fields are only displayed if the marketplace provided a value. 

FAQs

How often does each task run on Mirakl-based marketplaces?

By default, Mirakl-based marketplaces follow the schedule below:

Task	Frequency
Export product data to marketplace	every 60 minutes
Export product offers to marketplace	every 15 minutes
Import product offers from marketplace	every 15 minutes
Import orders from marketplace	every 15 minutes
Export order shipments to marketplace	every 15 minutes
Export returns to marketplace	every 30 minutes