Channable for WeatherTech: Selling on Galaxus and Syncing Supplier Stock for Pre-Orders

Two connected jobs for WeatherTech Europe, both built around Channable and Shopify: opening a new sales channel on the Galaxus marketplace in Switzerland, and syncing supplier inventory so the store can sell pre-orders. Everything is managed in one place, without switching between platforms.

Project brief

WeatherTech's European store fulfils orders from more than one place: its own warehouse in Lausanne and external suppliers in the EU, including Pika Autoteile in Germany and Automaked in Italy. The client wanted to reach Swiss shoppers on Galaxus, and to offer products that are not in the Lausanne warehouse as pre-orders. Both needed product, stock and order data to move reliably between Shopify and the outside world, which is hard to do by hand across thousands of variants.

Goals

• Sell on Galaxus Connect the Shopify catalogue to the Galaxus marketplace in Switzerland through Channable.
• Sell pre-orders Bring supplier stock into Shopify so products held by suppliers can be sold as pre-orders.
• Stock per location Keep each supplier's quantities on its own Shopify location.
• One place to manage it Handle products, stock and orders in Channable, fully integrated with Shopify.

Job 1: Connecting Channable to Galaxus

Shopify as the source of data

We connected the Shopify store to Channable, so product data, prices and barcodes come from one source.

Preparing the Galaxus channel

In Channable we mapped and cleaned the product data to fit what Galaxus expects, so the catalogue can be listed on the marketplace.

Orders

Channable syncs orders with Shopify, so orders are handled alongside the rest of the store instead of in a separate system.

Job 2: Syncing supplier inventory for pre-orders

Mapping suppliers and locations

We listed every stock source, including Pika and Automaked, and matched each to its own Shopify location.

Importing supplier feeds into Channable

Each supplier feed was imported into Channable, where we cleaned and standardised identifiers and quantities so they could be matched to Shopify variants.

Syncing stock to Shopify locations

Channable prepares the matched stock files, and an app in Shopify picks them up over FTP and updates the quantities on the correct location. The inventory sync runs every day.

Handling unmatched products

Products that cannot be matched are listed, so they can be reviewed and fixed instead of quietly dropping out of the sync.

Outcome

WeatherTech now has a marketplace channel and a supplier stock flow running through one integrated setup.

• Shopify catalogue connected to Channable for selling on Galaxus in Switzerland
• Supplier stock imported and standardised in Channable
• Daily inventory sync to separate Shopify locations, with Pika and Automaked kept apart
• Supplier stock available to support pre-orders
• Unmatched products listed for review
• Orders synced between Channable and Shopify