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Core

What PIM is, how to select one, and how it fits the stack.

Signal

Signal

M&A, pricing shifts, and landscape moves that change the shortlist.

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Field

How teams actually rolled out PIM, DAM, and MDM.

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Where AI helps product content - and where it still needs humans.

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Article

The Commerce Stack Explained: ERP, PIM, OMS, WMS and Who Owns What

ERP, MDM, PIM, DAM, OMS, WMS and the pricing engine: which system owns which data, how they connect, and where the boundaries sit. With an interactive map.

Core · 15 min read

Article

Product Data Quality and Governance: What It Is and How to Fix It

What product data quality is, how to measure it, who owns it, and a seven-step way to improve it: dimensions, governance roles, metadata, taxonomy and AI.

Core · 20 min read

Article

Product Classification and Data Standards: GS1, ETIM, ECLASS and BMEcat in a PIM

GS1, ETIM, ECLASS and BMEcat explained: what each standard does, which one fits your trade, and how a PIM uses them to exchange product data.

Core · 9 min read

Article

PPWR Packaging Compliance and Product Data: What to Model in Your PIM (plus EUDR and FSMA 204)

PPWR packaging compliance is a product data problem. What changes and when, who owns the data, what to model in a PIM, and how EUDR and FSMA 204 traceability fit.

Core · 11 min read

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Market signal

Short briefings on vendor and market moves.

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Field notes

Field evidence from real programs.

Latest: 130-Year-Old Jeweller Finds a PIM for Its Modern Stack

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Automation that respects data quality.

Latest: AI-Accelerated Product Data Onboarding for DIY Retail

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Core

Guides and explainers on product information, DAM, MDM, and architecture.

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Signal

Market notes and event coverage when the landscape actually shifts.

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Field

Implementation stories from selection through go-live.

Case study130-Year-Old Jeweller Finds a PIM for Its Modern StackNathalie · 2026-03-09 · 4 min readHow a 130-year-old jeweller turned headless ecommerce ambitions into PIM requirements, then chose a MACH-ready platform. A PIMvendors field story.
Case studyFrom Local Catalogues to One Global Product Data StrategyNathalie · 2026-03-06 · 3 min readHow a caravan retailer unified product data across 8 countries: two PIM scenarios, an ROI case, and a global catalog instead of local spreadsheet stacks.
Case studyBelgian Innovator: From PIM Confusion to the Right FitNathalie · 2026-03-04 · 4 min readHow Novatech International, with Master Data Partners and PIMvendors, aligned stakeholders and picked a PIM that matched the real process, not the hype.
Case studyIT Retailer: Professional PIM Selection in 3 MonthsNathalie · 2026-03-02 · 4 min readHow Rackfinity ran a professional PIM selection in three months with a DIY playbook, scenario requirements, and an independent vendor shortlist.
Case studyVictron Energy: From PIM Requirements to Go-Live FastNathalie · 2026-02-27 · 4 min readVictron Energy went from requirements to PIM implementation fast: business analysis, stakeholder alignment, and an independent shortlist from PIMvendors.
Case studyMajestic Safety's PIM Journey: From Tech to StrategyNathalie · 2026-02-19 · 2 min readMajestic Safety's PIM journey: from a tangled application landscape to a future-proof product data core, with PIMvendors guiding the requirements.

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