As a fashion retailer, you need to be where your shoppers are. This makes it imperative to list your products on multiple marketplaces and online channels.
However, listing on marketplaces poses some challenges. Some of the common ones are:
And the list goes on. Retailers struggle with cataloguing teams to ensure consistency of data and faster turnaround times.
In this series of posts, we will guide you through the steps of setting up your account as well as product listings. Although some products will be unique and may require additional fields, this step-by-step process will cover the basics.
HOW TO GET STARTED ON AMAZON US
Step #1: Create an Amazon Seller Central account
If your company does not already have an Amazon Seller Central account, the first step is to create one. Register here or sign in with your seller account.
You will be required to provide basic information about your company when registering to set up a seller account. You must list your bank account next to receive payments from Amazon.
You are required to submit the following details:
Step #2: Download the correct product listing template
The next step is to ensure that you download the right product listing templates for your product category. Each of Amazon’s product categories has unique templates categorized by gender. These templates come in an excel format and include a list of mandatory attributes as well as optional attributes that need to be filled in for each product SKU. It is best to avoid the common mistake of choosing the wrong template, as this will ensure your feed’s rejection along with wasted time.
Step #3: Fill in the product listing template accurately
You are required to fill in specific details mandatorily for products such as product category, seller SKU, brand name and product ID among others. Other optional fields can be chosen to be filled or not depending on the seller.
