Step-by-Step User Guides

A Generic Guide to Comestri Channel Setup

This Generic Guide brings together all the generic setup steps shared by Comestri Channels into a single resource. It has been designed to supplement our new, shorter Step-by-Step User Guides, making Channel setup faster and easier.

Amazon Marketplace Channel

Amazon Marketplace is the favourite online retail destination for millions of shoppers worldwide. In fact, more than 63% of consumers in key e-commerce markets say they start their online product searches on Amazon.

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BigCommerce v3 Channel

Founded in 2009, BigCommerce is one of the world’s leading software-as-a-service (Saas) e-commerce platforms, helping merchants of all sizes launch, transform, and scale their businesses online. As a premium open SaaS solution, BigCommerce currently provides over 60K merchants in diverse industries with advanced enterprise-grade functionality, and seamlessly delivers customisation, performance, and simplicity in an easy-to-use platform. B2B and B2C companies across 150 countries currently use BigCommerce to create innovative and engaging online stores that sell more, including Ben & Jerry’s, Skullcandy, Sony and Vodafone.

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Catch Marketplace Channel

Catch Marketplace is an Australian-owned e-commerce marketplace that aims to be the first-choice destination for Australians when they begin their online buying journey, offering shoppers a selection of over 2.5M products. Over 30K new customers join Catch Marketplace each week, 20K parcels are sent daily, and an order is placed every 2.1 seconds. Fast shipping and exceptional support services are just a few more reasons to join the 1,600+ local and international sellers currently thriving on Catch Marketplace.

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commercetools Channel

commercetools is a fast-growing enterprise e-commerce platform with a cloud-native and API first architecture that provides B2B and B2C online retailers with an extensive feature list, powerful customisation options, microservices and headless ecommerce support. Robust and scalable, commercetools fuels the online growth of any innovative brands worldwide.

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eBay Channel

eBay is one of the world’s largest online marketplaces, boasting over 11M unique monthly visitors and 174M active buyers globally. Over 40,000 Australian businesses currently operate on ebay.com.au, shipping to over 150 countries.

Facebook Channel

Facebook is the biggest social network operating today and one of the most successful advertising platforms in the world. Facebook’s phenomenal success is due not only to its vast audience reach, but also to the wide variety of options available to advertisers. One popular option involves retargeting Facebook users with dynamic ads based on Facebook pixel data.

Google Shopping Channel

Google Shopping allows shoppers to browse and compare a selection of advertised products from different merchants that are based on the shoppers’ Google search terms. When a shopper clicks on a Google Shopping ad they are taken to a URL on the merchant’s e-commerce site to make their purchase. Merchants only pay Google an advertising fee when a shopper clicks on an ad.

Magento 2 Commerce Channel

Magento Commerce 2 is an enterprise-grade e-commerce platform that provides B2B and B2C online retailers with an extensive feature list, powerful customisation options, and proven, third-party integrations. Robust and scalable, Magento fuels the online growth of many innovative brands worldwide. A stable and secure e-commerce solution, Magento Commerce 2 allows merchants to easily manage multiple country sites and currencies from a single platform to create rich, seamless shopping experiences.

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Rakuten Advertising Channel

For over 20 years, Rakuten LinkShare’s affiliate and performance marketing services have enabled merchants to seamlessly connect with high-value audiences and helped affiliates successfully monetise their creative content. Worldwide, merchants currently have access to over 150,000 active publishers within the Rakuten LinkShare network.

Salesforce Commerce Cloud Channel

Salesforce Commerce Cloud (SFCC) is a next-generation B2C and B2B e-commerce solution that delivers advanced AI and personalisation features and provides access to powerful marketing, sales and services options. A multi-tenant, cloud-based commerce platform, SFCC equips retailers with omnichannel order management capabilities that allow them to sell and fulfill anywhere.

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Shopify Channel

Shopify is a world-class e-commerce platform that currently powers 7,000+ online brands in 175 countries and boasts total sales to date of $172B+. Powerful yet user-friendly, Shopify’s scalable cloud-based solution offers a long list of integrated features including automated marketing, built-in SEO and advanced analytics. Drag-and-drop store creation, 70+ store themes and mobile-first functionality make it easy for businesses to move online and sell on Shopify’s e-commerce platform.

THE ICONIC Channel

The Iconic is a Sydney-based, Australian online fashion and sports retailer. The company was launched in 2011 and is one of Australia’s largest fashion, sportswear and kidswear destinations. With over 1000 brands and 60,000 items, including Australian labels Sass & Bide, Camilla and Marc, Running Bare and Lorna Jane. The Iconic offers an efficient and enjoyable shopping experience, with a gender-specific home page and a superior Shopping Filter to allow customers to quickly find the product they want.

TheMarket NZ Channel

TheMarket is New Zealand’s top online shopping marketplace for fashion, electronics, homewares and more. Launched by The Warehouse Group, TheMarket offers a Click & Collect service within existing retail stores, allowing customers to pick up and return goods purchased on the platform. TheMarket is locally owned and champions New Zealand-based brands, making it an attractive choice for small, boutique retailers.

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Universal Channel

The Comestri Universal Import/Export Channel is a new channel designed to provide greater flexibility when exporting data from, and importing data into, Comestri. The Channel’s flexibility lies in its use of XSLT to transform Comestri data – like Products, Orders and Inventory – into multiple formats for export to external services such as e-commerce platforms, marketplaces and advertising platforms.