Vertbaudet: marketplace guide

This is a ChannelEngine guide on the Tourcoing-based marketplace Vertbaudet. Here you can find information on how to request a Vertbaudet 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
• Mappings
• Pricing
• Listed products

FAQs

Commercial information

Founded	1963
Headquarters	Tourcoing, France
Area served	France
Revenue	EUR 350 million
Number of monthly visits	circa 250,000
Website	www.vertbaudet.fr
Setup cost	none
Commission	17%
Other costs	EUR 49.90
Payment	thrice/month (on the 1st, 11th, and 21st)
Product categories	fashion, apparel, accessories, healthcare products, home and living, sports and outdoor recreation, toys, games, and crafts
Input language	French
Input currency	EUR
Content creation	yes
Minimum number of SKUs	no
Advertisement options	yes
Profile on ChannelEngine	Vertbaudet

How to request an account

To start selling on Vertbaudet, contact your ChannelEngine customer success manager. Ensure you meet the following requirements:

• Only sell new products – used or outlet items are not allowed.
• Ensure all products are in stock.
• Offer prices that align with market standards.
• Ship products to France from a location within the Eurozone.
• Have a company registered in the European Union (EU).
• Comply with EU VAT regulations.
• Provide a valid VAT number for your business.
• Include VAT in the invoices issued to buyers.

Associated costs

Vertbaudet does not charge a setup fee. However, it does charge a commission of 17% as well as a monthly fixed fee of EUR 49.90.

Marketplace features

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

* 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 channel on ChannelEngine follows the same flow, though not every channel includes the steps listed below.

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. Fill in the Stock settings.
7. Finish the Activation.
8. Check the Listed products overview.

Marketplace-specific requirements and exceptions

Setup

On ChannelEngine

Vertbaudet 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.

Mappings

Content

All products (required)

• Brand - the product's brand or manufacturer. Ensure the spelling matches the official brand name.
• Description - the product's long description in French. The requirements are:
  • Be clear, comprehensive, and engaging.
  • Include the product's benefits and technical features.
  • Use short paragraphs to improve readability.
  • Include HTML formatting as needed.
  • Stay within a maximum of 5,000 characters.
• Main image - the product's main image. The requirements are:
  • Minimum resolution - 800x800 px.
  • Recommended resolution - 1,320x1,760 px.
  • Aspect ratio - 3/4.
  • Maximum file size - 1.5 MB.
  • File format - JPEG.
  • Background - neutral (white, gray, beige) without shadows.
  • Do not include text or logos.
• Image 2 - the product's secondary image. For image requirements, check Main image.
• Product name - the product's title in French. The requirements are:
  • Use sentence case.
  • Stay within a maximum of 45 characters.
  • Avoid special characters.
  • Do not include brand, color, gender, or size.
• Shop SKU - the product's SKU, a.k.a. Merchant product number on ChannelEngine.
• Variant group code - the unique code used to group different variations of the same product. For products with variations, enter the parent SKU. For standalone products, enter the product's own SKU.

All products (optional)

• Image 3-8 - the product's additional images. For requirements, check Main image.

Offer

Required

• Price - the product's regular selling price. 
• EAN - the product's GTIN. This attribute is used to connect product offers to product content.

Optional

• Type d'opération commerciale VB (country code) - select a special offer or event if your product is participating in one. E.g.: Black Friday.
  

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

• 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.
• Category-specific ECO attributes - depending on your sales country, you might be required to map additional ECO attributes for products in specific categories. Review which ECO attributes to map within each category.

If pricing v2 is activated in your environment, you will see the following offer attributes, which are common to all Mirakl-based marketplaces:

• Allow promotion below min price - set it to ‘true’ to allow the promotion price to drop below your product's minimum price. To learn more, check out the article ChannelEngine: promotions.
• Strike price - the regular selling price. Use it in combination with the Price attribute to set up a discount/strikethrough pricing. To learn more, check out the 'Working with discounts' section of this article. 
• Additionally, the Fee groups attribute appears in Mappings, Fee group mappings, if pricing v2 is activated. Map the marketplace fee group ID of the product there.  

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

• Discount start date - the date from which the product's sale price is valid, if applicable. Input the date as a fixed value. The date format is YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS ZZ. All dates follow American month-day formatting, and all times follow 24-hour formatting in the UTC timezone. E.g.: 2026-10-25 15:30:00 +01 will start your discount on 25 October 2026 at 3:30 PM, one hour ahead of UTC time.
• Discount end date - the date until which the product's sale price is valid, if applicable. Input the date as a fixed value. The date format is YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS ZZ. All dates follow American month-day formatting, and all times follow 24-hour formatting in the UTC timezone. E.g.: 2026-10-30 23:59:59 +01 will end your discount on 30 October 2026 at 11:59 PM and 59 seconds, one hour ahead of UTC time.
• Discount price - the product's sale price, if applicable. This attribute must have a lower value than the Price attribute. This attribute only applies if you use pricing v1.
• Discount quantity threshold - the minimum quantity required for the discount rate to be available.
• Leadtime to shipment - the number of days before you ship the product. You can create your own unique rules, if applicable. For more information on this, check out the article Lead time to ship in Mirakl's help center.
• Minimum quantity alert - map this attribute to receive a notification from Mirakl 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 the shipping class using the marketplace’s codes and not with the labels that are visible in the partner portal's user interface. These codes vary per marketplace. If this marketplace makes use of logistic class codes, they can be found below.

Code	Label	Description
item_s	Small parcel	Small parcel of less than 1 kg and maximum dimensions (L x W x H) 64 x 38 x 39 cm
item_m	Medium parcel	Average parcel between 1 and 3 kg and maximum dimensions (L x W x H) 64 x 38 x 39 cm
item_l	Big parcel	Large parcel between 3 and 5 kg and maximum dimensions (L x W x H) 64 x 38 x 39 cm
item_xl	Bulky item	Bulky parcel between 5 and 25 kg and maximum dimensions (L x W x H) 64 x 38 x 39 cm
item_xxl	Very bulky item	Bulky parcel over 25 kg and dimensions (L x W x H) greater than 64 x 38 x 39 cm

Working with discounts

These instructions apply to most Mirakl marketplaces. If there are any exceptions on this marketplace, these are noted below. 

Pricing v1

• To set up a discount, 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.
• The discounted price is only exported if it is lower than the base price.
• If you do not want to set a bulk discount, leave the Discount quantity threshold attribute unmapped.
• To set a bulk discount, the Discount quantity threshold must be set to a value higher than 1. For example, a value of 2 indicates that the buyer must purchase two or more products at the same time to benefit from the discount.

Pricing v2

• To set up a discount, in the Offer mappings step, map the Strike price attribute to your regular price. Then, map the Discount start date and Discount end date attributes to indicate the start and end dates of your discount.
• If you do not want to set a bulk discount, leave the Discount quantity threshold attribute unmapped. To learn how to set up a bulk discount, check out Bulk discounts.
• In the Pricing step, go to Price rules. Map the Price attribute to the discounted price. Both Min. price and Base price fields must be mapped. Note that ChannelEngine exports the higher of the two values – typically the Base price. To learn more, check out ChannelEngine: price rules v2.
• The Price and Strike price attributes cannot be mapped with the same value. ChannelEngine only sets a discount if the value in Price (Base price) is lower than the value in Strike price.
• If set up correctly, your product displays a discount label and a strikethrough price on the channel.

Carrier

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

Pricing

Vertbaudet 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. Use the Channel status filter or the Validation and feedback tab to view all known errors for specific products.

If you see either of the below statuses, refer to the article ChannelEngine: why is my product listed as 'Product not found' in the inventory report?:

• Product not found in inventory report
• Product not in offer file

Products that ChannelEngine has failed to export are shown as Invalid, e.g.: products with an empty GTIN or that do not yet exist on the marketplace.

Alternatively, download the error report generated by Mirakl. To do so:

1. Log onto the Mirakl platform and go to Catalog, Product imports.
2. Identify the latest report and click the See details button.
3. Download the CSV file Non-integrated products report.

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

Can I map attributes on ChannelEngine and on the Mirakl platform?
No. Mapping attributes on the Mirakl marketplace platform interferes with ChannelEngine's content export. Therefore, it is recommended to categorize and map content only on ChannelEngine.

Why am I not receiving feedback on my content and/or offer exports?
Chances are that you are receiving the feedback. However, different types of error reports can take a couple of hours or several days to be generated:

• Offer feedback
  • Error reports are mostly generated automatically and are imported quickly.
• Content feedback
  • Transformation error report - this is automatically generated, and usually imported within a maximum of one day.
  • Conventional error report - this requires a manual review by the Mirakl-based marketplace, and not all do so. It can take several days for this report to be imported.

Note that the previous feedback report is not removed from ChannelEngine until both the latest transformation and the conventional reports have been fully processed by ChannelEngine. If there are no errors to report, no new reports are generated.