As a seller, you can add a variety of descriptions and details to help your products stand out. This article explains the key features of a product listing, as well as delivery options and multi-merchant checkout.
For more details on how to use these features click here.
Features
1) Item Name - Name of the product.
2) Link to Seller - Clicking on the company name will bring the user to the seller's dedicated storefront. Users will be able to see all the items, item reviews and description of a seller.
3) Custom Field - There are various custom fields that allow sellers to add infographics, images, tables, pdf attachment, videos and many others. Additional product information added in a text editor can be customised by changing the font, size and colour. Find out more about custom field here.
4) Item Variants - Sellers using the retail goods marketplace template can add item variants, which are characteristic groups for each product. Arcadier allows up to 3 characteristic groups per item, with unlimited options per group.
Examples:
A watch seller can include "strap colour" and "watch diameter."
A T-shirt seller can include "Size" (S, M, L, etc.).
5) Quantity Selector - The quantity selector allows users to choose how many units to purchase. The maximum quantity is determined by the stock added by the seller, which is also displayed to the user.
6) Description - Sellers can provide detailed information or specifications about the product in this section.
7) Subtotal - The subtotal displays the total price for the selected quantity of the product before any taxes, shipping fees, or discounts are applied. This helps buyers confirm their order cost before checkout.
8) Add to Cart Button - Clicking Add to Cart allows users to add the selected product(s) to their shopping cart. Users can continue browsing and add items from multiple sellers before checking out.
9) Negotiate Button - allow buyers to negotiate prices with sellers. Clicking Negotiate opens a chat or offer interface where seller can propose a price, and buyers can accept, reject, or negotiate the offer.
Delivery
The delivery price will be dependent on the country of delivery and the total weight/price of the products from each merchant. Find out more here.
Multi-merchant check-out
Stripe
Marketplaces that enabled stripe payments after 14th September 2019, will be unable to support multi-merchant checkout.
As of September 19th, 2019, as part of PSD2, Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) will take effect. This means that marketplaces that are using Stripe 3DS plug-in or marketplaces with Stripe payments created after 14th September 2019, will be automatically be using Stripe's new 3DS2 flow. Hence, these marketplaces will be unable to support multi-merchant checkout. For more information regarding this, please refer to the following article: What is Strong Customer Authentication (SCA)?
For more information about marketplace payments, do refer to the Payment method section of the help centre.