Get supplier data into Shopify fast: CSV column mapping, scheduled imports from FTP or Google Sheets, and onboarding many vendors without rework.
Keep supplier product data synced to Shopify without downloading spreadsheets, reformatting columns, or repeating the same import every week. Connect once, map once, and let scheduled imports handle the rest.
An ACES file is a set of pointers, not a parts list. The words live in four Auto Care Association databases — VCdb, PCdb, PAdb and Qdb. What each holds, why ACES needs four and PIES needs three, and what breaks when your versions drift from your supplier’s.
The SEMA Data Co-op solves distribution — standardized ACES and PIES data without chasing every manufacturer. It does not decide how any of it should look in your storefront. What arrives, and the decisions that stay yours.
ACES carries fitment, PIES carries the product, and Shopify has no field for either. What each standard actually holds, how it reaches you as an SDC workbook, and the four places parts data gets flattened on the way in.
Every supplier brand sends a different spreadsheet. Here's how growing retailers standardize onboarding, cut repetitive CSV work, and use Apimio Supplier Bridge to build a repeatable process instead of rebuilding mappings every season.
Supplier onboarding in e-commerce has five core challenges — data inconsistency, manual processes, quality control, scalability, and communication gaps. Here’s how to turn each from a bottleneck into an advantage.
See how Apimio can help you manage product information across all your channels.