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E-commerce and e-Invoicing Glossary
E-invoicing, marketplace, shipping and e-commerce terms: SKU, buybox, desi, GTIN and more — short, clear definitions.
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- What Is a Barcode (GTIN, EAN)? How to Get a Barcode for Marketplaces
A barcode is the scannable representation of the GTIN number that identifies a product; its most common format in Türkiye is the 13-digit EAN-13. GTI…
- What Is the Buy Box?
The Buy Box is the featured seller that the "Add to Cart" button on a product page is tied to when several sellers offer the same product. Price, shi…
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- What Is Desi (Volumetric Weight) and How Is It Calculated?
Desi is the weight equivalent calculated from a shipping package's volume. For domestic shipments in Türkiye, it is found with the formula (width x l…
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- What Is Inventory Synchronization? Inventory Management in Multichannel Selling
Inventory synchronization means that when you sell the same product on more than one channel, stock on every channel is updated automatically from a …
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- What Is Marketplace Integration and Why Do You Need It?
Marketplace integration is the automatic transfer of product, stock, price, order, invoice and shipping information between a marketplace and your ow…
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- What Is a Proforma Invoice, and Can It Replace an Official Invoice?
A proforma invoice is a quote-type document that tells the buyer the price, quantity and terms of sale before the sale takes place. It is not conside…
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- What Is Shipping Integration and What Does It Do?
Shipping integration is a connection that automates creating a shipment from an order, printing labels and barcodes, sending the tracking number to t…
- What Is an SKU? How to Create a Stock Code
An SKU (stock keeping unit) is the stock code a seller assigns to tell each product and variant apart. It is different from a barcode and a model cod…