Rue du Commerce: marketplace guide

About this guide

This is a ChannelEngine guide on the Paris-based marketplace Rue du Commerce. Here you can find information on how to request a Rue du Commerce account, how to configure this marketplace on ChannelEngine, and what the specific requirements are.

Table of contents

Commercial information

How to request an account

Associated costs

Channel features

Settings and configuration

Channel-specific requirements and exceptions

• Setup
• Categorization
• Mappings
• Pricing
• Listed products

Additional information

FAQs

Commercial information

How to request an account

To start selling on Rue du Commerce, contact them directly by:

• Sending an email
• Filling out the form
• Connecting via Mirakl Connect

Associated costs

Rue du Commerce charges a monthly fee of EUR 40.00 (incl. VAT). The commission fee percentage depends on the product category.

For key accounts, Rue du Commerce assigns a dedicated specialist. Also, there is a technical team available to help sellers.

Marketplace features

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

Rue du Commerce is the specialist in the French market. Its top categories are electronics and home furniture.

Setup

On ChannelEngine

Connection

1. This channel is a Mirakl-based channel. Therefore, you connect to it with your Mirakl Connect SSO account. For more information on configuring Mirakl Connect SSO with ChannelEngine, check out the Mirakl-based channels: SSO authorization article.
2. If you would like to test the order flow with this plugin, contact the ChannelEngine Support team to configure the connection of your plugin to support testing. For more information on testing orders, check out the article ChannelEngine: how to create test orders.

Invoice uploads

To configure your invoice settings, go to Advanced settings. Then, select one option from the dropdown menu in the Enable invoice uploading field, which contains the following options:

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

If you select one of the Merchant invoices options, make sure to upload the invoice to ChannelEngine via the Merchant API or via the web interface. To learn more, check out the article ChannelEngine: upload merchant invoices.

Categorization

Categorization is mandatory if you want to create or update existing product information on Rue du Commerce. Both categorizations and mappings only result in updates if the content connection is enabled, and the relevant credentials have been entered (see the Setup section).

On Rue du Commerce, product descriptions, categorization, and mappings must be in French.

Mappings

Content

• One mapping - Rue du Commerce sells on the French market only.
• Missing brand or attribute - Rue du Commerce is very flexible towards new brands and new categories. if brands or attributes are missing in Rue du Commerce's PIM, you can send their technical team a request to create the item. New products created by the sellers are automatically checked by Mirakl first, then manually by Rue du Commerce's catalog team. This can take up to 3 days.
• Translation tool - if your product content is not in French, consider using ChannelEngine's feature to generate product translations.
• Prohibited terms - Rue du Commerce has a list of terms that are not allowed in titles and descriptions.

All products (required)

• Brand - the product's brand.
• Description courte (short description) - a short description of the product in French that includes the brand and the brand's product type number. E.g.: Lenco LS-440GY
• Description longue (long description) - a long description of the product in French. HTML tags and videos are allowed. E.g.: L'ensemble karaoké complet BTC-070 de Lenco apporte la touche finale à votre fête.
• Désignation courte (short name) - the unique title of the product in French.
• EAN 13 - the 13-digit EAN of the product.
• Identifiant de l'article (product ID) - vendor product number.
• URL image 1 - the image requirements are:
  • Maximum size per image - 10 MB.
  • Minimum resolution - 600x600 px.
  • Accepted formats - .jpeg, .gif, .png.
  • First image on a white background, others with details and ambiance/situation.

The following required attribute is common to all Mirakl-based marketplaces:

• Export strategy - choose a strategy for exporting product data. You can select from the following export strategies:
  • Yes - export all product content to the marketplace, including the EAN (GTIN), category, and other mapped attributes. This option is ideal if you manage both product content and offers through ChannelEngine for the marketplace. Before you set this option, ensure that you map all required attributes.

  • No - do not export product content to the marketplace. Choose this option to keep the product content excluded from exports and only export the offers. This option is ideal if you do not want to export the product content yet, or you want to export only the product offers because the product content already exists on the marketplace.
     

    NB: the default export strategy is Yes, even if the Export strategy attribute is left unmapped.

All products (optional)

• Code de regroupement articles (Variant group code) - enables group variations of the same product. E.g.: a t-shirt with different colors and/or different sizes.
• Complément garantie (Includes warranty) - information on whether warranty is included.
• Créateur d'article (Manufacturer) - the product's manufacturer.
• Désignation longue (Long name) - long product title.
• Garantie constructeur (mois) (Warranty) - represents the warranty in months.
• Référence fabricant (reference number manufacturer) - manufacturer id.
• Titre SEO (SEO title) - optimized title for search engines.
• Type de produit (Product type) - the product type.
• URL image 2-5 - Rue du Commerce recommends adding as many images as possible. See URL image 1 for the image requirements.
• URL notice PDF - the URL of the notice PDF that describes product-specific use rights and restrictions, warranty periods, warranty upgrades, and maintenance (support) terms.
• URL vidéo - the URL of the video.

Offer

The only mandatory offer mapping is Price, which is your desired sale price.

Working with discounts

• Do not leave the Discount end date attribute unmapped. If you want to set a permanent discount, use a date in the far future instead. Otherwise, the offer is not exported, and errors are shown under the Validation and feedback tab.
• If your discounted price is not lower than the base price, it is not exported.
• The Discount quantity threshold must be set to a value higher than 1; otherwise, it is not exported.

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 ISO 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 ISO 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.

Logistic class codes

Note: The logistics class Familie A to Familie L refers to historic categories in Rue du Commerce. Shipping methods within these categories have fixed fees. It is recommended to use the new Perso 1 to Perso 19 classes, which are not linked to specific categories and allow you to determine your own shipping fees. For more help choosing which logistics class to map, you can contact the marketplace via this email address. 

Pricing

Depending on the kind of product you sell, Rue du Commerce pricing requires you to specify eco-contribution separately and include it in the selling price. For more details on AGEC Law (Anti-Waste Circular Economy) and its consequences, refer to Rue du Commerce's AGEC Act Regulation instructions.

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.

Additional information

Variations

Rue du Commerce does not create variations automatically. A group code is supported, but your child products are not grouped on the marketplace frontend.

Country ISO

Rue de Commerce does not place a country code on orders and sets the order country to France Métropolitaine. As many connected systems cannot handle the missing country code or the country name, ChannelEngine automatically converts it to FR.

FAQs

How often does each task run on Mirakl-based marketplaces?
By default, Mirakl-based marketplaces follow the schedule below:

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.