Sportdeal: marketplace guide

About this guide

This is a ChannelEngine guide on the Groningen-based marketplace Sportdeal. Here you can find information on how to request a Sportdeal 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
• Listed products
• FAQs

Commercial information

Founded	Feb 17, 2017
Founder	Jurjen Froling
Headquarters	Groningen, the Netherlands
Area served (orders)	Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands
Website	Sportdeal
Set-up cost	none
Commission	15%
Other costs	none
Payment	every three days
Product categories	sports equipment*
Input language	Dutch, English, French, German
Input currency	EUR
Content creation	yes
Minimum number of SKUs	no
Advertisement options	yes
Profile on ChannelEngine	Sportdeal

* Products mapped to categories other than sports equipment are listed on SDeal, Sportdeal's marketplace for home accessories, kitchen appliances, baby items, toys, electronics, and more.

How to request an account

To start selling on Sportdeal, go to their Word partner (Become a partner) page and fill in the form (in Dutch). They can then contact you and provide you with personal guidance on connecting your shop.

Associated costs

Sportdeal does not charge a setup or monthly fee. However, it does charge a commission fee of 15%.

Marketplace features

Supported	Not supported
Product offers	Cancelations (merchant)
Product content	Cancelations (marketplace)
Orders	Carrier mappings
Returns (merchant)	Returns (marketplace)
Shipments	Marketplace fulfillment service
	Product data feedback
	Repricing
	Sales channels

Settings and configuration

Setting up each marketplace on ChannelEngine follows the same flow, though not every marketplace 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. Finish the Activation.
7. Check the Listed products overview.

Marketplace-specific requirements and exceptions

Setup

On ChannelEngine

This marketplace does not require the addition of any IDs or keys on ChannelEngine's Setup page. Because it uses the ChannelEngine Channel API, it connects to ChannelEngine instead of the other way around. You need to provide your contact person at the marketplace with the following credentials, so they can connect your account:

• Your account subdomain (i.e.: https://[youraccount].channelengine.net/api)
• The Channel API key, which can be found on the Setup page of the marketplace on ChannelEngine
• Your product feed from ChannelEngine (see below)

Categorization

Categorization on Sportdeal is straightforward, and all categories are listed in Dutch.

Mappings

Content

It is recommended that you map as many attributes as possible. The more you map, the greater the visibility of the product on the marketplace is. This, in turn, tends to lead to a higher conversion rate.

Note that your sales price is mapped under the Content mappings, and price rules can be applied to this price.

All products (required)

• Description - the product's description.
• EAN - the product's 13-digit EAN or GTIN.
• Image URL - the URL of the product's main image.
• Merk (Brand) - the product's brand or manufacturer. If your brand does not appear on the list or if its design and/or spelling are incorrect, please contact Sportdeal to have your brand(s) added. ChannelEngine periodically imports new definitions, adding the options to the list.
• Name - the product's title. E.g.: Winmau Xtreme Brass Darts.
• Price - the product's price.
• Qty (Stock) - the product's stock.
• SKU - the product's internal unique identifier, usually your Merchant product number. E.g.: ABC123.

All products (optional)

• Breedte (Width) - the product's width.
• Hoogte (Height) - the product's height.
• Maat (Size) - the product's size.
• SKU - the product's internal reference, usually your Merchant product number.
• Status - the product's status on Sportdeal's website. The options are enabled and disabled.

Offer

There are no mandatory offer mappings on Sportdeal. However, you can set the visibility of your products on Sportdeal and state if they are new offers or not.

Carrier

There is no carrier mapping required on Sportdeal. The information provided to ChannelEngine is the information passed on to Sportdeal, without re-mappings or conversions.

Listed products

Sportdeal does not provide feedback via the API, so if you need information regarding the status of a product you need to contact Sportdeal.

FAQs

How are my product content and offers handled?

Sportdeal uses ChannelEngine's Channel API connected to two endpoints: one for product data, and one for product offers. There is no need to use a product feed with this channel.

Why are my shipments stuck as 'Not exported yet'?

Sportdeal uses ChannelEngine's Channel API, ChannelEngine does not initiate the import and export of data to and from the marketplace. If your shipments are not exported and not visible in Sportdeal's back-end, something is wrong with the import of the shipment information. Please contact Sportdeal's customer service to investigate this. You can copy ChannelEngine's Support team in the email, if needed.