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Shopping.com Data Feed

Shopping.com can read my product listings directly. What is the advantage of using your feed service?
  • You can exclude low-margin products from submission to save on unwanted clicks.
  • Our system can properly map your Yahoo Store catalog data to Shopping.com's extensive attribute list. Properly submitting the recommended data may result in improved ranking.
  • Use our Advanced feeds to customize the output from your Yahoo Store.
  • You can rely on our technical support in case of any problems.
How do I set up my Shopping.com merchant account?
  1. Open a merchant account at Shopping.com
  2. Select "Auto Upload method" under CPC Program > Product Info, and then obtain FTP information
  3. Enter your feed settings in our system and perform your first submission
  4. Obtain feedback from Shopping.com technicians on any further data requirements
How do I optimize my Shopping.com data feed?

Make sure your products are properly categorized by following our instructions on setting the Category ID (in this topic).

To keep CPC costs low, you can use the Product Exclusion Criteria to filter out non-performing items, or items under a certain price. As an example, you can filter out a product if it does not yield any sales within 50 clicks.

Review the Shopping.com data feed specifications, and submit any additional attributes as recommended by them.


Recommended Attributes for Optimization, Source: Shopping.com

How do I set the Category ID for my Shopping.com data feed?

For Shopping.com categorization, we recommend that you add a field to your Yahoo Store called "shopping-category-id". Then, populate it with the appropriate category from the Shopping.com Taxonomy. You should select the single Category ID of the most specific category that applies to the product. For example, you would enter "419" for a telephone, which would place it in the "Electronics > Communications > Phones" sub-category.

Our shopping.com template is already configured to map this field from your Yahoo Store, otherwise, you can change the field name by going to "Manage > Define Fields". The automatic/manual categorization provided in your Shopping.com merchant account is usually not as reliable as this method.

Why don't my prices or shipping costs display correctly on Shopping.com?

Shopping.com displays prices based on the location that is entered by the user browsing the site (signed-in or not). In some states, the price may include sales tax, and shipping may be calculated based on the user's location.

How to I remap my feed in Shopping.com?

After adding or removing fields in you Shopping.com data feed, you must remap the columns in your Shopping.com Merchant Account in order for them to recognize the changes. This is very simple to do. Just follow the step-by-step instructions below.

  1. Log into our system and resubmit your feed.
  2. Log into your Shopping.com Merchant Account
  3. Navigate to the CPC Program tab
  4. Click on the Product Info sub-tab
  5. Click on Add or Update Products
  6. Click the Continue button on the bottom-right of the page
  7. Review the field mapping and click the Continue button on the bottom of the page
  8. You should see a message saying Your changes have been saved. This completes the procedure.

Reference: How do I map my column headers? in Shopping.com Merchant Support.

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