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How to Navigate Ribbn's Product Taxonomy System

Ribbn’s product taxonomy system is designed to simplify inventory management for secondhand stores, ensuring a seamless and professional way to organize your items. It leverages a 4-tiered categorization hierarchy to improve search, filtering, and data standardization. Below is a simple guide to understanding and using this taxonomy.

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Managing a diverse inventory of secondhand and consignment products can be complex. With one-of-a-kind items and varying brand categorizations, it’s easy for product data to become inconsistent—leading to poor discoverability and inefficient workflows.

That’s why Ribbn’s Product Taxonomy System is designed to standardize how products are categorized, ensuring that every listing is structured for AI-powered automation, better filtering, and an improved shopping experience.

In this guide, we’ll break down Ribbn’s Product Taxonomy structure, share best practices, and walk you through setting everything up using a CSV upload.

The 4-Tiered Product Taxonomy

Ribbn’s Product Taxonomy is a multi-tiered system that categorizes products in a way that aligns with industry standards while still being flexible for resale businesses. Each product must be classified under these key fields:

  1. Tier 1: Primary Segment
    This represents the broadest grouping of your inventory, such as gender, intended user, or even usage context. Examples:

    • Gender-based: Woman, Man, Unisex
    • Usage-based: Indoor, Outdoor
    • Other broad groups: Formal, Casual, Sportswear

  2. Tier 2: Category
    Groups items under functional or general product types.
    Examples:

    • Shoes
    • Clothing
    • Accessories
    • Home Goods (if using Indoor/Outdoor segmentation)

  3. Tier 3: Type
    Specific item types within the category.
    Examples for Shoes:

    • Sandals
    • Sneakers
    • Boots
    • Dress Shoes
      Examples for Home Goods:
    • Rugs
    • Patio Furniture

  4. Tier 4: Style
    Refines the type to the most specific level.
    Examples for Boots:

    • Ankle
    • Chelsea
    • Cowboy
    • Waterproof
      Examples for Rugs:
    • Shag
    • Persian
    • Outdoor Durable

Why Is This System Important?

  • Improved Search & Filtering: Shoppers can easily narrow down their searches, leading to a better online shopping experience.
  • Faster Inventory Management: With predefined tiers, categorizing your products becomes quicker and more consistent.
  • Better Insights: Analyze which categories or styles perform best to make data-driven decisions about inventory sourcing.
  • Data Standardization: Ensures consistency and accuracy in how your inventory is categorized and displayed

How to Choose the Right Tier 1 Segmentation

  • Gender or Intended User: Ideal for stores with a fashion or personal goods focus.
  • Usage Context: Perfect for stores offering lifestyle products or goods suited for specific environments (e.g., Indoor/Outdoor).
  • Combination: If your inventory spans diverse product types, you can mix approaches—for example, having both Man and Outdoor as Tier 1 options.

Getting Started

For any questions, reach out to Ribbn support, and we’ll help you set up a taxonomy that works for your store. With the right structure, you’ll make shopping simpler and inventory management more efficient!