ChannelEngine

ChannelEngine lets you limit the inventory shown on a marketplace, but an allocation does not reserve the remainder for other channels. Allocating 40% to one marketplace leaves the full stock available to channels without their own rules. Configure each destination deliberately.

Set up an allocation

Ask support to enable stock allocations, then open Products > Stock allocations and choose Add. Name the rule, select the marketplace and enter a quantity or percentage. Narrow the product selection with filters if needed, then Save.

Allocations support merchant fulfillment. They cannot run alongside advanced order management or work with marketplace fulfillment services. Connections containing several sales channels, such as Zalando, also have restrictions.

For buffers and caps, use the channel's Stock step. The calculation applies allocation first, buffer second and stock limit last. Open Stock calculation example and enter a product number to inspect the quantity that will be exported.

Budget and access

Pricing combines onboarding, a monthly license and a success fee on incremental marketplace sales above an agreed baseline. License scope considers GMV, SKUs, business units and geography. The success calculation includes connected stores managed as channels, but excludes direct sales outside ChannelEngine. Marketplace seller fees remain separate.

Prepare active marketplace accounts and staff to run them. Users need a ChannelEngine account; administrators invite colleagues through Settings > Users and assign roles.