Working with Vendors

In Merchkit, vendors represent the suppliers, manufacturers, and brands that provide your products. The Vendors page in your Catalog sidebar is where you manage all vendor-related data.

What Vendors Represent

Each vendor in your catalog is a supplier or brand entity. When you import your product data, you'll assign vendors to products — this helps you organize your catalog by source and manage vendor-specific information.

Accessing the Vendors Page

In your Catalog sidebar, click Vendors. Here you can:

• View all vendors in your catalog
• Add new vendors
• Edit vendor information
• Import vendor data

[SCREENSHOT: Vendors page in Catalog sidebar]

Vendor-Level Attributes

Vendors can have their own attributes — just like products. These vendor attributes capture supplier-specific information that applies across multiple products.

Common Vendor Attributes

• Pricing Policy — how this vendor prices products (e.g., "MSRP is catalog price minus 20%")
• Lead Time — how long it takes to receive stock from this vendor
• MOQ (Minimum Order Quantity) — minimum units required per order
• Support Contact — vendor support email or phone
• Payment Terms — net 30, net 60, etc.

Referencing Vendor Attributes in Products

You can link product attributes to vendor attributes using Reference Lookup fields. This means a product attribute can pull data from its assigned vendor's attributes.

Example: Your vendor "ACE Manufacturing" has a Pricing Policy attribute that says "Standard markup is 35%". You can create a product attribute called "Suggested Retail Price" with a Reference Lookup that pulls this policy — so all products from ACE Manufacturing automatically inherit that pricing guidance.

[SCREENSHOT: Reference Lookup field pointing to vendor attribute]

Managing Vendors

Adding a New Vendor

1. On the Vendors page, click + Add Vendor
2. Enter the vendor name and any available information
3. Click Save

Editing Vendor Information

1. Click on a vendor name to open its details
2. Update any vendor attributes
3. Click Save

Importing Vendors

If you have vendor data in a CSV file, you can import it into Merchkit:

1. On the Vendors page, click the Import dropdown
2. Select CSV Import
3. Follow the import flow: choose your file, preview the data, and map columns to vendor attributes
4. Click Import to add or update vendors

[SCREENSHOT: Vendor import flow]

Next Steps

Once your vendors are in place, you're ready to manage your product images. Head to Managing Product Images.