Sears Program Type (FBM V/S FBS)

Sears Program Type (FBM V/S FBS)

Sears currently offer 2 types of Programs, namely:
  • Sell through Sears or Fulfilled by Sears (FBS)
  • Sell on Sears or Fulfilled by Merchant (FBM)
Sell Through Sears OR Fulfilled by Sears (FBS) You ship the products you want to sell on sears.com to one of our warehouses. Once it arrives, Sears inventory it, store it and fulfill any orders via their distribution system. Sears will pay you (minus a commission fee) via a direct deposit into a bank account. There are storage fees and a monthly subscription fee associated with this program. For more information about the various program options, click here

What functionality could the user use if having FBS program?
  • Product Import on the app.
  • Product upload on the Sears Marketplace.
  • Price Update on the Sears Marketplace.
  • Update Product information except for the inventory.
Sell on Sears OR Fulfilled by Merchant (FBM) The FBM Program provides Seller with the opportunity to post Product Listings and sell Merchandise to Customers through the Sears Website. All customer order requests for your Merchandise are processed by Sears through the Sears Website and a system generated document outlining the details of the Customer order request (“Purchase Order”) is sent to you to fulfill and deliver the Merchandise sold to a Customer.

What functionality could the user use if having FBM program?
  • Product Import on the app.
  • Product upload on the Sears Marketplace.
  • Price Update on the Sears Marketplace.
  • Update Product information including inventory.
  • Order Management.

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