CommerceHub is one of the oldest multi-channel platforms out there. Their feed capabilities come from an acquisition of Mercent.
Some of the disadvantages of CommerceHub are their long-term contracts and fees which tend to be a percentage of revenue/sales on different channels.
You can see a comparison of the best CommerceHub alternative and competitor Feedonomics, which shows some of the key differences, including how Feedonomics doesn’t have long term contracts with flat monthly pricing.
Zentail is a self-service marketplace focused (think Amazon, eBay, Walmart, and others) platform for handling product listing and order fulfillment.
Zentail’s pricing model has long-term contracts with percent of revenue fees.
One of the best Zentail Alternatives and competitors is Feedonomics, a full-service platform that focuses on marketplaces as well as other channels like Google Shopping, Facebook, and Pinterest with 24/7 service. Another big difference is the long-term contract and flat-monthly pricing (without percent of revenue) model.
Aldi is the sister supermarket to Trader Joes and has begun invading the US from Germany.
The prices for Aldi off-brand knockoff products tends to be significantly cheaper than name brands.
Aldi has all the most popular branded products covered including cereal, condiments, and even pop tarts, with their funny knockoffs, which mimic even the fonts and characters from name brands.
Turns out, Lenox Dinnerware is not lead-free!
Lenox is one of the largest dinnerware companies that makes bowls, glasses, and silverware.
Lenox products are technically considered safe by the FDA as their lead contents are under the required maximums, but their products are definitely not lead-free.
Lots of wedding registries have Kate Spade plates, glasses, bowls, and even forks, knives, and spoons on them.
What people don’t realize is that many Kate Spade items like Plates, Bowls, and silverware contain lead, as they are made by Lenox.
While they are under the FDA recommended quantities of lead, they still contain lead nonetheless.
Sprinkles is one of the fastest growing cupcake chains with dozens of locations, and even a Sprinkles cupcake ATM!
Here’s a full list of vegetarian Sprinkles cupcakes, including my favorite of peanut butter chocolate cupcakes.
If you’re looking for vegan specifically, there is even a Vegan Red Velvet cupcake at Sprinkles
I was walking by Auntie Anne’s and wondered which items are vegetarian or vegan.
Turns out most of Auntie Anne’s Pretzels and vegetarian, and the dips are too.
If you’re wondering what is not vegetarian or vegan, stay away from the latte products, butter dipped pretzels and the meat items like pepperoni pretzels.
Google Express is an interesting marketplace where you sell your products on Google. The conversion rates and CTRs are significantly better, especially on Mobile, and it’s very compelling to sell there.
The feeds are not so simple though, because the Google Express feeds require multiple steps with a product feed, local inventory product feed, and order and tracking feeds sent via the Google Content Shopping APIs.
The latter Google Express feed API involve Acknowledging the Order, Submitting tracking, and updating shipping through the APIs.
If you can get on Google Express, it’s well worth the effort as you can now be found on a great channel through web and mobile apps.
Google Manufacturer Center is a channel much like Google Shopping, but lets you have finer control over your product attributes.
The Google Manufacturer Center feed specifications are simpler than those for Google Shopping, but allow you to have preference on attributes like title, description, and image links when there are other merchants selling your products.
