We Connect Your Suppliers to Your Store!
Why Automate?
- Save time...no more manual CSV uploads!
- Improve accuracy...eliminate those data entry and Excel editing mistakes!
- Get new products into your store faster!
Downloading CSV files and product images from your supplier and importing them manually takes time and results in errors. This is especially true if you are editing the CSV files to adjust prices, titles, and other metadata. Data Here-to-There's Data Movers do these repetitive tasks for you quickly and accurately. We will work with you to understand your product curation needs and build an automation solution that fits.
Your supplier's data can be retrieved via FTP, email, web service, remote database, or any cloud-based service. That data is then analyzed and compared to your existing store. Inventory is updated and new products are added dynamically. Images are imported automatically along with product descriptions, prices, and other details.
If your supplier has a sale, new prices will automatically flow down to your store. The margin that you set will be preserved. You can also set minimum limits on price, MSRP, and MAP values to protect your bottom line.
We handle the day-to-day technical issues so that you can focus on what's important: building your business!
- Save time...no more manual CSV uploads!
- Improve accuracy...eliminate those data entry and Excel editing mistakes!
- Get new products into your store faster!
Downloading CSV files and product images from your supplier and importing them manually takes time and results in errors. This is especially true if you are editing the CSV files to adjust prices, titles, and other metadata. Data Here-to-There's Data Movers do these repetitive tasks for you quickly and accurately. We will work with you to understand your product curation needs and build an automation solution that fits.
Your supplier's data can be retrieved via FTP, email, web service, remote database, or any cloud-based service. That data is then analyzed and compared to your existing store. Inventory is updated and new products are added dynamically. Images are imported automatically along with product descriptions, prices, and other details.
If your supplier has a sale, new prices will automatically flow down to your store. The margin that you set will be preserved. You can also set minimum limits on price, MSRP, and MAP values to protect your bottom line.
We handle the day-to-day technical issues so that you can focus on what's important: building your business!
One of the most common e-commerce problems is the oversell. It happens when a customer tries to buy something which is not actually in stock. All web stores and marketplaces track inventory, but this inventory data is only as good as the data that the merchant provides. If a web store believes that it has 1000 Purple Plastic Cupcakes in stock but the merchant sold the last one an hour ago, any further attempted sales will be oversells. The store will continue to promise customers quick delivery even though this is clearly not possible.
The consequence is a lost sale. The merchant then has to tell the client that the item cannot be delivered as was originally promised. The customer goes elsewhere to buy his fake pastries. Maybe he even gets so frustrated with the experience of trying to buy from your store, that he decides to buy his goods from a competitor from now on.
Sometimes this isn't the only penalty. Some drop-shippers will penalize the merchant's account when an oversell occurs. Most marketplaces also track this kind of problem and will score it against the merchant's record. It works against the merchant's long term reputation.
A simple solution to this problem is to ensure proper synchronization between the merchant's store and the supplier. For a simple store with a few products this isn't really necessary. But for larger stores where there are hundreds of products and frequent changes to stock, it is critical.
Our system processes thousands of products every day from a wide variety of suppliers. This ensures that our clients' inventory data is fresh and there is no danger of the dreaded oversell.
The consequence is a lost sale. The merchant then has to tell the client that the item cannot be delivered as was originally promised. The customer goes elsewhere to buy his fake pastries. Maybe he even gets so frustrated with the experience of trying to buy from your store, that he decides to buy his goods from a competitor from now on.
Sometimes this isn't the only penalty. Some drop-shippers will penalize the merchant's account when an oversell occurs. Most marketplaces also track this kind of problem and will score it against the merchant's record. It works against the merchant's long term reputation.
A simple solution to this problem is to ensure proper synchronization between the merchant's store and the supplier. For a simple store with a few products this isn't really necessary. But for larger stores where there are hundreds of products and frequent changes to stock, it is critical.
Our system processes thousands of products every day from a wide variety of suppliers. This ensures that our clients' inventory data is fresh and there is no danger of the dreaded oversell.
We connect Shopify, WooCommerce, PrestaShop, EPages, BigCommerce, Neto, Magento, PrestaShop, Mijnwebwinkel, Gambio GX-3, 3dCart, Amazon, eBay, and many more!
One way to get products into your store is with a plugin...unfortunately it won't grow with your business.
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One of the common problems in running an e-commerce store is the oversell. It happens when a customer buys something which is not in stock...
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Pricing is a critical part of an E-Commerce store’s strategy. Well-tuned prices will bring in customers. Bad pricing will turn them away...
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Another problem you might be facing are abandoned products. These are products which at one time existed in a supplier's data feed. Imagine a kitchen furniture supplier who had a Butcher Block Family Table product. It sold very well for a number of months but then the item was removed from inventory... but not from the data feed. How can a merchant be sure that he no longer has products in his store like this, which can no longer be fulfilled?
It's an oversell waiting to happen. The supplier can't provide this product any more yet it is on the merchant's site. Eventually someone is going to click there and try to buy that Butcher Block Family Table.
Some drop-shippers provide a separate data feed of retired products. This can be used to weed out any abandoned products in the merchant's tore. However, it is quite rare to find this list of retired products available in a supply feed. Even with that information it is still only relevant to merchants who actually listed those products.
Abandoned products are part of a broader service that we call Catalog Synchronization. The product catalog consists of all possible supply data merged with the store's product set. New products can be added dynamically, changed product data is updated, identical products are left alone, and abandoned products are hidden or removed based on the merchant's policy.
Catalog Synchronization goes hand-in-hand with inventory synchronization. Both processes are critical to running an efficient e-commerce store. Our system is able to detect abandoned products and keep your whole catalog properly synchronized.
It's an oversell waiting to happen. The supplier can't provide this product any more yet it is on the merchant's site. Eventually someone is going to click there and try to buy that Butcher Block Family Table.
Some drop-shippers provide a separate data feed of retired products. This can be used to weed out any abandoned products in the merchant's tore. However, it is quite rare to find this list of retired products available in a supply feed. Even with that information it is still only relevant to merchants who actually listed those products.
Abandoned products are part of a broader service that we call Catalog Synchronization. The product catalog consists of all possible supply data merged with the store's product set. New products can be added dynamically, changed product data is updated, identical products are left alone, and abandoned products are hidden or removed based on the merchant's policy.
Catalog Synchronization goes hand-in-hand with inventory synchronization. Both processes are critical to running an efficient e-commerce store. Our system is able to detect abandoned products and keep your whole catalog properly synchronized.
The Next Level: Multiple Sales Channels
Multichannel: With our automation you can sell your products in more places!
If you have been loading products and updating inventory manually on multiple marketplaces you probably already know the answer. It is very repetitive work that must be done frequently. This process is error-prone and takes time away from growing your business. Automation handles repetitive tasks precisely and efficiently.
Some marketplaces like WalMart and Amazon require you to import products using a batch process. The system reads all of the new products and report errors back to you if any of the products fail review. Other marketplaces like Shopify import products individually and tell you right away if they fail. CNOVA in Brazil has a lengthly approval process and testing requirements which are out of reach for more small business owners. Each marketplace has its own personality and technical hurdles. We specialize in marketplace connectivity and have built a mature platform. Our system handles all of the technical details so that you don't need to think about them.
What happens if something breaks? Newer marketplaces like WalMart and BestBuy are works in progress. Features are being added weekly and things in the API break. When this happens to one of our customers, we at Data Here-to-There know about it right away and take action to ensure that your products are kept online without interruption.
If you have been loading products and updating inventory manually on multiple marketplaces you probably already know the answer. It is very repetitive work that must be done frequently. This process is error-prone and takes time away from growing your business. Automation handles repetitive tasks precisely and efficiently.
Some marketplaces like WalMart and Amazon require you to import products using a batch process. The system reads all of the new products and report errors back to you if any of the products fail review. Other marketplaces like Shopify import products individually and tell you right away if they fail. CNOVA in Brazil has a lengthly approval process and testing requirements which are out of reach for more small business owners. Each marketplace has its own personality and technical hurdles. We specialize in marketplace connectivity and have built a mature platform. Our system handles all of the technical details so that you don't need to think about them.
What happens if something breaks? Newer marketplaces like WalMart and BestBuy are works in progress. Features are being added weekly and things in the API break. When this happens to one of our customers, we at Data Here-to-There know about it right away and take action to ensure that your products are kept online without interruption.
Every store has a personality. Brightly colored kids toys, sleek and flattering swimwear, or maybe some tasty looking chocolates. When we go shopping we create an association between a niche of products and the store that sells them. The power of habit brings us back and quickly that place becomes our 'go-to' store.
Product curation is the process of selecting products which fit a merchant's niche. It is very strategic and defines the store's personality. In the good old days a merchant would go to the supplier and buy products, box them up, and bring them to his store to sell. We do the same thing today but it is much more virtual. We have drop-shippers and marketplaces with lots of button clicking.
How can you ensure that your product line stays consistent when new products are arriving from your suppliers daily?
There are many innovative ways to select products from supply data feeds. Our Continuous Curation (tm) process lets you decide beforehand what kinds of products you want in your store. Then we handle the rest!
Choose products by categories - your supplier provides all kinds of clothing - kids, women's, men's, and chic pet cardigans. You want to focus on men's and women's clothing so you choose those categories and ignore kids and pet clothing.
Choose specific products - sometimes there are very specific products you must have. You can select them by their title or SKU.
Choose by keywords - each product has a description which contain valuable information. Keywords can be used to narrow in on specific products. Perhaps you are interested in all 'garden' related products.
Continuous curation allows you to set the rules then sit back and watch the right products go into your stores.
Product curation is the process of selecting products which fit a merchant's niche. It is very strategic and defines the store's personality. In the good old days a merchant would go to the supplier and buy products, box them up, and bring them to his store to sell. We do the same thing today but it is much more virtual. We have drop-shippers and marketplaces with lots of button clicking.
How can you ensure that your product line stays consistent when new products are arriving from your suppliers daily?
There are many innovative ways to select products from supply data feeds. Our Continuous Curation (tm) process lets you decide beforehand what kinds of products you want in your store. Then we handle the rest!
Choose products by categories - your supplier provides all kinds of clothing - kids, women's, men's, and chic pet cardigans. You want to focus on men's and women's clothing so you choose those categories and ignore kids and pet clothing.
Choose specific products - sometimes there are very specific products you must have. You can select them by their title or SKU.
Choose by keywords - each product has a description which contain valuable information. Keywords can be used to narrow in on specific products. Perhaps you are interested in all 'garden' related products.
Continuous curation allows you to set the rules then sit back and watch the right products go into your stores.
Your products...sold everywhere!
Merchants who sell their products through multiple marketplaces get more sales and better brand recognition. Exposure creates more opportunities to sell products competitively, but only if your product data is right. Pricing, inventory, and product meta-data must be accurate and up to date. Otherwise too many oversells and customer complaints will damage your reputation. Some marketplaces will also penalize your account.
Merchants who sell their products through multiple marketplaces get more sales and better brand recognition. Exposure creates more opportunities to sell products competitively, but only if your product data is right. Pricing, inventory, and product meta-data must be accurate and up to date. Otherwise too many oversells and customer complaints will damage your reputation. Some marketplaces will also penalize your account.