Good to know: this document explains the must-knows about the marketplace. It doesn't explain how to add this channel to your EffectConnect account. If you would like to know how to add a channel in EffectConnect, read this article.
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- About Fnac.be
- What about Fnac France?
- Must know, before beginning
- How to create or enrich product data on Fnac.be?
- About the synchronization times
- Troubleshoot
About Fnac.be
Fnac is a large French department store and online marketplace, mainly active in selling electronics, household equipment and books. This is a major player in the market with an annual revenue of 3.9 billion Euro and worth paying attention to. Fnac acquired the Darty Group in 2016, which comprises of several marketplaces, amongst others Vanden Borre.
Please keep in mind that you must have a seller account with the marketplace, without an account you cannot sell. Each marketplace may have its own terms and conditions, always read them carefully before you start selling.
What about Fnac France?
Next to Fnac Belgium, there is also Fnac France. These are two separate marketplaces, and for this reason, seen as two different channels in EffectConnect. If you would like to know more about Fnac France, read this article.
Must know, before beginning
Before starting your automation with EffectConnect, you need to inform the account manager of Fnac.be that you want to sell on Fnac.be, with the use of automation software (in this case EffectConnect).
You can do this by sending an e-mail to Aaltje Westra, below you'll find her e-mail address.
Next to that, you can ask Aaltje for your Shop ID and API keys. You are gonna need these when configuring your channel.
How to create or enrich product data on Fnac.be?
There are two operations needed to get new products online or to enrich existing data on Fnac.be.
- You can create products on Fnac.be by creating a mapping group in EffectConnect. To read more about creating mapping groups, and how this works, read this article and read the part of 'creating a mapping for a legacy channel'.
- You need to map (link) your brands to the brands of the Fnac.be marketplace. Otherwise, the products will not be accepted by Fnac.be.
To do this, you go to 'channels > mapping > Fnac.be > settings (on top of the screen)'. On this page, you will find your own brands, which you can link to a brand that is known at Fnac.be, on the right side of the screen.
Good to know: For Fnac.be it is necessary to have Dutch data imported into EffectConnect. It is not possible to create or enrich product information, using another language with a Fnac.be channel.
Good to know: It may take some time before your (new) product information is visible on this marketplace. This is because a manual check is done by the marketplace itself.
Do you have questions about the lead time or processing of your product information? Then please contact the marketplace itself. EffectConnect is not able to speed this up.
About the synchronization times
A Fnac.be channel synchronizes according to the default synchronization times EffectConnect maintains. To read more about our synchronization intervals, read this article.
Troubleshoot
I don't have, or forgot, my API keys for configuring Fnac.be
You can generate new keys inside your Fnac.be seller central. If you don't know where to find them, you can contact Fnac at the following e-mail address.
My (new) products don't show up in my Fnac.be account
- Check if you created a mapping, which includes all the mandatory data.
- Check if the products are enabled in EffectConnect
- Check if the synchronization times are respected. If the products still don't come online, contact us for further assistance. Please keep in mind that it can take a few days before products come online in your Fnac.be dashboard. If you need any help regarding new products that need to be accepted by Fnac.be, contact your account manager at Fnac.be.