Talpa eCommerce (Emesa): marketplace guide
About this guide
This is a ChannelEngine guide on the Amsterdam-based marketplaces VakantieVeilingen and SlaJeSlag, which are Talpa eCommerce (Emesa) companies. Here you can find information on how to request a VakantieVeilingen/SlaJeSlag account, how to configure these marketplaces on ChannelEngine, what the specific requirements are, and more.
Table of contents
Marketplace-specific requirements and exceptions
Commercial information
Founded | 2007 |
Founders | Dirk Jan Koekkoek, Michael van Beers, Marcel Beemsterboer |
Headquarters | Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
Area served (orders) | Belgium, the Netherlands |
Number of monthly visits | circa 2.5 million (2021) |
Websites | VakantieVeilingen and SlaJeSlag* |
Setup cost | none |
Commission | 7.5%, 10%, 12.5%, 15%, or 20% (depending on the product category) |
Other costs | none |
Payment | 21 days after parcel delivery, with two payment dates per month |
Product categories | pretty much anything |
Input language | Dutch |
Input currency | EUR |
Content creation | yes |
Profile on ChannelEngine | VakantieVeilingen and SlaJeSlag* |
* Throughout the rest of this guide, only the term VakantieVeilingen is used. Unless noted otherwise, all information here also applies to SlaJeSlag.
How to request an account
To start selling on VakantieVeilingen, get in touch with your customer success manager at ChannelEngine. They can contact VakantieVeilingen on your behalf and check if new partners are being onboarded.
Associated costs
VakantieVeilingen does not charge a setup or monthly fee, but it does charge a commission fee ranging from 7.5% to 20% – depending on the product category.
Marketplace features
Supported | Not supported |
Product offers (no EAN matching) | Repricing |
Product content | Cancelations (merchant) |
Orders | Cancelations (marketplace) |
Shipments (no carrier mapping) | Returns (marketplace) |
Returns (merchant) | Marketplace fulfillment service |
HTML formatting | Pick-up point delivery |
Sales channels | |
Product bundles |
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
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 ValantieVeilingen is straightforward, and all categories are listed in English.
Mappings
Content
Although the categorization process is required, all attributes are grouped under the All products category.
ValantieVeilingen lists only four content-related attributes as required. However, 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.
- Description - the product's description.
- Main image - the product's main image.
- Product name - the product's title.
- Shipping cost classification - the cost involved in shipping the product to the customer. The options are: small, medium, special shipment 1-3, and XL (extra large).
Offer
There are only two offer attributes under the Offer mappings, and one of them is a duplicate of a content mapping: Shipping cost classification.
Required
- Price before (re)price rules - the product's sale price.
- Shipping cost classification - the cost involved in shipping the product to the customer. The options are: small, medium, special shipment 1-3, and XL (extra large).
Carrier
There is no carrier mapping required on VakantieVeilingen. The information provided to ChannelEngine is the information passed on to VakantieVeilingen, without re-mappings or conversions.
Listed products
VakantieVeilingen provides feedback via the API, so if you have problems with products not appearing on VakantieVeilingen you can check the Listed products section for more information.
FAQs
Why are my shipments stuck as 'Not exported yet'?
VakantieVeilingen 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 VakantieVeilingen's back-end, something is wrong with the import of the shipment information. Please contact VakantieVeilingen's customer service to investigate this. You can copy ChannelEngine's Support team in the email, if needed.
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