{"id":16695,"date":"2021-12-18T00:58:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-18T06:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.emizentech.com\/blog\/?p=16695"},"modified":"2022-01-21T11:25:22","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T11:25:22","slug":"benefits-usage-of-pim-solutions-with-shopify-plus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/multisitelocal.ezxdemo.com\/blog\/benefits-usage-of-pim-solutions-with-shopify-plus.html","title":{"rendered":"PIM Solutions With Shopify Plus: Benefits & Usage"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

In the last few years, we have worked on many projects involving a PIM (across Magento<\/a> and Shopify Plus) which simplified the process of data migration, allow for more complex logic, add an extra layer of data governance, utilized multiple things of the e-commerce platform and generally make managing product data highly efficient and effective.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Thus, we realized that using a PIM solution is a great way to meet complex requirements and develop e-commerce with better governance. In this article, we will go through the advantages of using a PIM solution and what PIM solutions are available for Shopify Plus.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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<\/span>Benefits Of Using A PIM Solution With Shopify Plus<\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

<\/span>1. Product Data Governance<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

There are huge chances of making errors with product data management in Shopify such as with tags which are free-text fields with no validation. Thus, if you switch to a more manageable\/structured format can reduce the error considerably. PIM allows you to create attributes\/fields using pre-populated options or you can also add a layer of validation which is highly valuable.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Along with this, you can also set rules for not publishing changes by a PIM until all fields have been populated. It assures the quality of product data.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

<\/span>2. Managing Product Data Across Multiple Stores<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

This factor is highly important for the businesses that are going to use Shopify Plus stores because this is a major weakness of the Shopify platform (lack of multi-store functionality). A PIM allows you to manage data at different levels and you can choose which data points to push in different stores. There are shareable fields across different stores or you can also create a global value. This is really good for Shopify stores and it can also reduce the repetitive manual work of your teams to do around merchandising and production tasks. There is the same principle for multi-brand setups and B2B\/B2C setups.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

A plethora of Shopify Plus stores<\/a> are managing more than 10 separate clone stores using a PIM. PIM is giving them efficient management of product pricing along with descriptions, other product data points, images, and various other things. With pricing, a PIM is helpful for creating more advanced logic for international pricing, for those without fixed price files.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

A PIM (on the basis of its type) can apply benefits for asset management too such as image resizing and then sharing assets across the different stores.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

<\/span>3. Automation<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Automation is another huge benefit of a PIM which lets you create or implement logic or rules to assign data to products, associate products to categories, assign assets, etc. The same goes for Shopify. It can help to make things easier for store managers especially if you have multiple stores.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Let\u2019s Understand It By An Example Of A Nike T-Shirt<\/b>:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n