You can add new products to your catalog at any time. To do so, just log in to your MatchSquare account and select the Products tab in the navigation bar to the left.

To add a new product listing:

1. Click on the Add Product button located in the top right-hand corner

Next, follow the directions below:

Fill in the initial product details

Enter the relevant information for your item as you would like it to appear in your listing:

• Product Title: Add the title of the product.
  • Note: This field has a 90 character limit. Similarly, duplicate Product Titles are not allowed at this time.
• Product Description: Write your product details and important information regarding your product.
  • Note: This field has a 1,000 character limit. The more clear, yet descriptive, your product descriptions are the better!
• SKU: This field is optional
• UPC/GTIN: This field is optional
• Product type: To view suggested product types, select the drop down in the Product type section or start typing keywords and select the product type that best suits your product. Each product can only have one product type. 
  
  • How you categorize your products determines where they will appear on MatchSquare when searched or browsed by Retailers.

Next, select the Save Button. The base product has now been created in an Unpublished state and will be displayed at the top of your All Products view of your Catalog. Please note that this newly created Product is missing key information required to be Published, namely:

• Wholesale Price
• Retail Value
• Case Size
• Minimum Order Quantity
• Image (At least one)

Instructions to complete the product record and make it available on the Marketplace are below.

Complete the remaining product details

To Publish the newly created product, you must provide additional information about the product. To do so, please follow the below steps in sequence:

1. Click on the Product Title from the All Products View table
   • The Product will now be opened in the Product Details view
2. If skipped in the initial product creation step, provide a SKU or GTIN and select "Save".
   • These fields are optional but highly recommended by MatchSquare
3. Next, select the 2nd tab on the screen labelled "Product Description"
   • Review the product's description and make any edits necessary
4. Advance in the process and select the 3rd tab on the screen labelled "Pricing/Offering"
   • You will be shown 4 fields on the left side of the screen:
     • Wholesale Price
     • Retail Value
     • Case Size (Default value is 1)
     • Minimum Order Quantity (Default value is 1)
   • Input the appropriate Wholesale Price and Retail Value for the product, as well as update Case Size and Minimum Order Quantity as appropriate. Please note that the Retail Value must exceed the Wholesale Price. 
     • Select "Save Changes" for that section when completed
   • If the Product has an available Tester, select the checkbox labelled "Yes, I would like to add a tester to this product"
     • If selected, two fields will display:
       • Tester Price (Required)
       • Tester SKU (Optional)
     • Complete as appropriate and then select "Save Changes"
5. Lastly, select the 4th and final tab labelled "Product Imagery & Variants"
   • Under the section titled "Add Product Image", select the first box labelled "Upload an Image"
     • Utilizing your local store, upload the primary image for the product. Please note there is a 5mb size cap per image. MatchSquare accepts the following image extensions at this time: .jpg/.jpeg, .png, and .webp.
     • If necessary, utilize the photo editing tools to crop/rotate the image to best suite the display area
     • Select "Save" to finish uploading the image. The image will now appear in the first image block in the section.
   • Repeat the upload steps for any remaining images, advancing block by block until all images are uploaded
   • After more than 1 image is uploaded for a product, small arrows will appear next to the images that will allow you to rerank/position the images. Please note the images will appear in sequence, with the leftmost image appearing first followed by all subsequent images.
   • To delete a product image, simply hover over the image a select the "X" in the upper right corner. 

As the final step, Publish your product! To do so, select the "Publish" button in the top right of the screen. A modal will appear asking you to confirm the action. Once confirmed, the product is now Published to the Marketplace and available for purchase. 

• Note: To view the item as a Retailer would, select the "Preview" button located below "Publish/Unpublish". If selected, this will open the product on the Marketplace in a new browser tab. 
• Additional Note: If your product contains Variants or Options, please follow this guide.