Barcode scanning on the iPhone and Android is changing the face of retail. Now that ShopSavvy is available for the iPhone and Android more and more retailers and price comparison websites want to know how to get their inventory and pricing included in our results. There is NO cost to retailers to include their local or online inventory and prices in ShopSavvy. There are a few options, just email sales@biggu.com and let us know how you would like to get your data into our system.
Option One (best for online retailers):
The easiest option is to include your items in Google Base. Be sure to include UPC/EAN information for each product. You can manually update Google Base or automate the update by using an FTP site. Learn more about Google Base here. The upside to Google Base is twofold: a) your products will show up in ShopSavvy immediately and b) other price comparison applications will be able to use your data as well. The downside is that a) we won’t be able to show inventory (very important for local retailers) and b) we won’t share usage data.
Option Two (best for local retailers):
The BEST option is to provide us with a private or public API. If you have an existing API just email sales@biggu.com and provide details on how we can consumer the API. If you don’t have an existing API we can help you build one (assuming you are a national retailer). The key is to ensure that you API allows us to determine location, price and inventory status (unknown, in-stock, out-of-stock). Turnaround time for API inclusion is less than 30 days. Don’t have an API? A standard specification can be found at the bottom of this page.
Option Three:
The least favorable option is to provide us with a product feed or a file upload. If you are a national retailer we will work with you to accept your file or feed. Email sales@biggu.com and we will begin working with you. The turnaround time for file or feed inclusion is between 30 and 90 days.
European Option:
ShopSavvy has more than 1.2 million users throughout Europe. If you are located in Europe please work directly with our partner TapMap to either incorporate your existing feed or work with them to create an entirely new feed for your stores. You can visit TapMap on the web at http://www.tapmap.com, via email or phone at +353 87 2106020.
Requested API Specification:
[REQUEST]
http://api.provider.com?barcode=012345543210
[RESPONSE]
<Response>
<Product>
<Title>Toothbrush ABC</Title>
<Image>http://www.acme.com/pic1.jpg</Image>
<Image>http://www.acme.com/pic2.jpg</Image>
<Image>http://www.acme.com/pic3.jpg</Image>
</Product>
<Offers>
<Offer>
<Merchant>ACME</Merchant>
<Quality>New/Used</Quality>
<Price currency=”USDollars”>14.99</Price>
<Link>http://www.acme.com/product/123</Link>
<Phone></Phone>
<Address></Address>
<Latitude></Latitude>
<Longitude></Longitude>
</Offer>
<Offer>
<Merchant>Store XYZ</Merchant>
<Quality>New/Used</Quality>
<Price currency=”USDollars”>14.99</Price>
<Link>http://www.storexyz.com/product/123</Link>
<Phone></Phone>
<Address></Address>
<Latitude></Latitude>
<Longitude></Longitude>
</Offer>
<Offer>
<Merchant>123 Store</Merchant>
<Quality>New/Used</Quality>
<Price currency=”USDollars”>14.99</Price>
<Link>http://www.123Store.com/product/123</Link>
<Phone></Phone>
<Address></Address>
<Latitude></Latitude>
<Longitude></Longitude>
</Offer>
</Offers>
</Response>
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