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
Marketplace-specific requirements and exceptions
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* |
Product variations (size/color) | Refurbished products |
Bundles | Orders |
HTML formatting | Shipments |
Cancelations | |
Returns | |
Repricing | |
Multiple stock locations | |
Marketplace fulfillment service | |
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 marketplace on ChannelEngine follows the same flow, though not every marketplace includes the steps listed below.
- Go through the Setup.
- Create a Product selection.
- Complete the Categorization.
- Set up the Mappings: content, offers, and carriers.
- Configure the Pricing: rules and currency conversion.
- Finish the Activation.
- 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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
The following offer attributes are common to all Mirakl-based marketplaces:
- 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.
- 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. 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 it using the marketplace’s codes, not the labels visible in the front-end. 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
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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
- 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.
- 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 – otherwise, the export is broken.
- 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.
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.
You can either use the Channel status filter (e.g.: products that ChannelEngine has failed to export, such as those with an empty GTIN or that do not exist on the marketplace yet, are shown as Invalid) or the Validation and feedback tab to see all known errors for specific products.
Alternatively, you can access the marketplace's back-end and download the error report generated by Mirakl. To do so:
- Log in to the Mirakl back-end and go to Catalog, Product imports.
- Identify the latest report and click the See details button by it.
- 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 in the Mirakl back-end?
No. Mapping attributes in the Mirakl marketplace back-end interferes with ChannelEngine's content export. Therefore, it is recommended to stick to categorizing and mapping content only on ChannelEngine.
Why am I not receiving feedback on my content and/or offer exports?
Chances are you are receiving the feedback. However, different types of error report 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 conventional reports have been fully processed by ChannelEngine – or no new reports have been generated because there are no errors to report.
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