How do I handle several suppliers with different schemas?

One mapping template per supplier. Templates are reusable: the next time the same supplier sends a file, import takes 30 seconds instead of 3 hours.

What if the supplier changes file structure?

Seegea detects missing or added columns and asks to adjust the mapping. Email alert if import blocks before push.

Supplier images are often poor. How does Seegea help?

Automatic compression, WebP conversion, 1000×1000 resize, detection of too-small or blurry images. Option: AI regeneration if supplier image is unusable.

Can the provided description be enriched?

Yes. Seegea AI takes title + attributes + category and generates a sellable description in 1 click, with SEO-optimized meta title and meta description. A 1,000-product supplier catalog is enriched in 1 hour.

Supplier product import: ingest vendor files without reworking them three times

A multi-brand reseller works with 10, 50, sometimes 200 suppliers. Each sends their catalog their way: Excel by email, CSV on FTP, auto-generated XML feed, proprietary API. Harmonizing all of that for Shopify or PrestaShop is a full-time job.

This guide describes the supplier import workflow that saves 80% of the time our clients spend on this task.

Compatible supplier sources

The 4-step supplier import workflow

1. Visual mapping

Match every supplier column (ref_art, short_label, price_excl_vat_eur) to a Shopify or PrestaShop field (SKU, Title, Price). Conversion rules included.

2. Bulk cleanup

Upper/lower case, HTML tag removal, VAT/no-VAT conversion, unit normalization (cm vs mm), padding short SKUs.

3. AI enrichment

Description, meta title, meta description generation from supplier attributes. Rewriting poor titles into Google Shopping-ready ones.

Concrete example: 5,000-line supplier CSV

A fashion client receives every Monday a 5,000-reference CSV from their main supplier. Before Seegea: 2 people for 3 days to clean, map and publish. After Seegea: 1 person for 2 hours, the rest runs automatically via pre-configured rules.

Columns REF, DESIGNATION, PRIX mapped to SKU, Title, Variant Price
Supplier image URL downloaded, compressed, converted to WebP
Description generated by AI from designation and attributes
Shopify push in batches of 500 to avoid rate limits

Suppliers often send files in Windows-1252. Seegea auto-detects encoding and converts to UTF-8 before import. No more opening each file in Notepad++.

Comparison: custom script vs Matrixify vs Seegea

Criterion	Custom script	Seegea
First-supplier setup	1 to 5 days of dev	Visual mapping, 1h
Supplier schema change	Full re-dev	Mapping tweak, 5 min
Description enrichment	Manual post-import	AI integrated, 1 click
Image optimization	Photoshop batch	Auto (WebP + resize)
Monitoring & alerts	To build	Included (email + webhook)

Why "supplier import + inline editing" changes everything

After a supplier import, you always find edge cases: 20 SKUs without image, 5 categories miscategorized, 3 titles too long. With a CSV-only workflow, you reopen Excel and re-import. With Seegea, you fix directly in the grid, push is instant.

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Built in France for multi-brand resellers

Seegea is used by apparel, home and furniture resellers integrating between 20 and 100 suppliers. Built in France between Annecy and Chantilly, we help you configure your first mapping over Google Meet.

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FAQ

CSV, XML, XLSX, JSON. Column/node mapping to Shopify or PrestaShop fields happens visually, with transformation rules (concat, replace, unit conversion).