ChannelAdvisor, a leading provider of cloud-based e-commerce solutions that enable retailers and manufacturers to increase global sales, today announced a partnership with the UK's third largest online marketplace, Rakuten Play.com.
Rakuten Play.com's busy marketplace, which has categories including music, DVDs, clothing, sports and outdoor, electronics and toys, has more than 15 million users1. The integration will enable retailers to take advantage of this channel and maximise the sales opportunities by using ChannelAdvisor's solutions.
Link Walls, vice president of product management at ChannelAdvisor, comments, "Marketplaces provide retailers with the opportunity to promote and sell their products to a wider audience than they could reach directly. Our marketplace solution provides the flexibility to automate, optimise and expand merchandise sales, allowing retailers to maximise revenue opportunities and streamline inventory management. The partnership with Rakuten Play.com strengthens our already comprehensive marketplace portfolio and provides retailers with an even greater breadth of channels through which to sell their goods."
By setting up a single inventory data feed, ChannelAdvisor customers can list and advertise products more efficiently across multiple online channels. This saves a significant amount of time and hassle, allowing them to focus on what really matters attracting customers and driving sales as well as providing better management of multiple e-commerce channels Rakuten Play.com sellers will also be able to maintain real-time visibility into their stock levels, pricing and sales.
"We are excited to announce Rakuten Play.com as a partner and are really looking forward to working together," continued Walls. "By offering this new marketplace we are continuing to help businesses connect to new customers and new sources of demand which is essential for growth."
This partnership is the latest move by ChannelAdvisor to help retailers worldwide sell more successfully across hundreds of online channels including Amazon, eBay and Google.
For more information on ChannelAdvisor's e-commerce platform, please visit http://www.channeladvisor.co.uk/solutions/.
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ChannelAdvisor is a leading provider of cloud-based e-commerce solutions that enable retailers and manufacturers to integrate, manage and optimise their merchandise sales across hundreds of online channels including Amazon, Google, eBay, Facebook and more. Through automation, analytics and optimisation, ChannelAdvisor customers can leverage a single inventory feed to more efficiently list and advertise products online, and connect with shoppers to increase sales. Billions of dollars in merchandise value are driven through ChannelAdvisor's platform every year, and thousands of customers use ChannelAdvisor's solutions to help grow their businesses. For more information, visit www.channeladvisor.co.uk.
1 http://www.play.com/information/marketplace-sign-up
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