During the past ten years, e-commerce has exploded and continues to evolve at a rapid pace. Therefore, its a must to have in place an e-commerce taxonomy to meet the customer demands across every channel. In 2020, the number of…
I still remember the first hero product that I described in Icecat, a Nokia 6680. It was 2006. I used to be a student and Icecat gave me the opportunity to earn some money while studying. At that time, it…
Since the launch of the blog in September 2015, Iceclog got after four years more than one million web visits. 2019 was a peak year in terms of web visits with an increase by 105% compared to 2018. What are the…
The Icecat Vendor Central, its global PIM that is opened up for brand owners' editors, is now upgraded to meet the multilinguality and reporting requirements of brand owners. Multilingual PIM Per January 2020, Icecat Vendor Central users can set the…
Per January 2020, most Icecat users are still uploading product content to their custom, LAMP-based, e-commerce or PIM environment. Out of a historical sample of around 85K users, the observed platform diversity is enormous: Icecat users report more than 2,000+…
In the year of 2020 Icecat is planing to further improve its services and add new functionalities for its users. You can see below an overview of the planned developments in the Icecat 2020 Roadmap. SERVICEPeriodIcecat Portal- Applying redesign to…
Nous sommes heureux de vous annoncer que le revendeur de jouets franco-belge Maxi Toys a rejoint le réseau Icecat. Après une année compliquée de réorganisation, la présence en ligne et avoir des informations de qualité sont essentielles pour Maxi Toys.…
The 2010s brought a lot of changes. To name a few: the popularization of dating apps with all their swiping, the disintegration of classic retail chains, the break-through of bitcoin and smart contracts, the rise of marketplaces, professionalization of cloud…
What inspired Icecat to launch a coin? The Icecat team sees a great business opportunity for the ICURY and related Distributed Ledger Tech (DLT). It’s unique for a product content syndicator. Icecat has a unique and dominant position in its…
Looking back at 2019, something we typically do before the year end, we selected these highlights as most memorable. 1. Alibaba Global Roll-out Last November, Alibaba decided to scale up the co-operation with Icecat globally. Only a year after the…
Icecat offers different access policies for the users of the Icecat data. This post describes the key elements of our user access management. 1. Introduction This policy aims to prevent unauthorized access to Icecat's cloud systems. In addition, the policy…
Big Data, Easy Access Everything we do is about big data. We gather, process and syndicate huge product data quantities. We started our PIM platform in 2001. Young and innocent back then, we didn't really have a clue that today…
In the recent roll-out with Aliexpress, Carrefour, Spanish hypermarket Alcampo, leading European IT distributor EET, Turkish retail giant Teknosa, Iberian Worten, and Poland’s leading marketplace Allegro, the Icecat PIM is promoted to all their vendors as their free Vendor Central. Hundreds of local brand reps have since then registered at Icecat…
The Toys Data Model of Icecat is available worldwide and keeps growing every day and is fully embraced by the toy industry. Icecat is working with a large number of brands such as LEGO, Spin Master, Bestway, MGA Entertainment and…
Recientemente, empresas como Aliexpress, Carrefour, el hipermercado español Alcampo, el distribuidor europeo líder en tecnología de información EET, el gigante turco Teknosa, Worten Iberia y el marketplace líder en Polonia Allegro; han dado a conocer Icecat PIM a todos sus…
The exchange of reliable and up-to-date product information is necessary to meet the growing information needs of the (online) consumer and among others to be future-proof. More and more fashion brands are opting for GS1 Fashion Base and Icecat to…
This document describes the Icecat XML method of Icecat's Open Catalog Interface (OCI): a set of standards and file formats used in the Icecat XML repository. In summary, it gives the basics of how to use the Icecat repository or…
In the recent roll-out with several leading retailers and distributors the Icecat PIM is promoted to all their vendors as their free Vendor Central. The leading Chinese and Polish marketplaces Aliexpress and Allegro. Carrefour, the Spanish hypermarket Alcampo, the leading…
Google and Amazon team up with Icecat. Amsterdam, July 28, 2019: The annual revenues of Icecat N.V. (NPEX:ICECAT) have increased by 6% over the first six months of 2018 to 4.45 million euro during this period. The gross profit increased…
EET Group, a leading European distributor for IT parts, directs its supplier brands to add their product information directly into the Icecat catalog via Vendor Central. EET Group is a value-added niche IT distributor, providing suppliers and customers with expert…