Zalando Connected Retail Integration

Zalando Integration for your ERP system

The DezemberHub Connector connects your ERP system with Zalando Connected Retail. Sizes, inventory, prices, and orders synchronize automatically and in compliance with Zalando requirements. Your existing system remains your central hub.

What is the DezemberHub Zalando integration?

The DezemberHub Zalando integration is an interface that connects your ERP or POS system via the Connector with Zalando Connected Retail. It transfers your fashion items with all sizes, colors and materials to Zalando's requirements, syncs inventory in real time at the variant level and automatically imports incoming orders back into your system. This lets you sell your store inventory in over 25 European Zalando markets without switching your existing ERP.

What the Zalando integration handles for you

Zalando Connected Retail requires clean size variants and real-time inventory. The Connector delivers both from your existing system, without you having to maintain items twice.

Real-time inventory

When you sell a size in-store or on another channel, the Zalando inventory drops immediately. This eliminates oversells and cancellations.

Orders without manual entry

Every Zalando order lands automatically in your ERP system, including size, variant, and delivery data. Shipping and tracking are sent back to Zalando.

Sell store inventory online

With Zalando Connected Retail, you sell your store assortment directly via Zalando. The Connector keeps store inventory and the platform in sync in real time.

Zalando-compliant product data

Sizes, colors, materials, and images are mapped to Zalando's specifications before they go online. Fewer rejections, cleaner listings.

What you need

  • Admission to the Zalando Partner Program or Connected Retail via zDirect.
  • Your existing inventory or POS system with maintained product and size data.
  • No in-house IT department needed. We handle the setup together with you.

How the Zalando connection works

  1. 1

    Set up access

    You give us access to your Zalando zDirect account and your inventory system.

  2. 2

    Configure the interface

    We set up the interface and align the mapping of products, sizes, stock and prices, Zalando-compliant, with your workflows.

  3. 3

    Test run

    We transfer test products, check stock sync and order import, and make corrections before going live.

  4. 4

    Go-live with support

    The connection goes live. Stock, orders and prices run automatically, and we support you personally.

All the features for selling on Zalando

From the first size matrix to the completed return: these are the features the Connector handles between your system and Zalando Connected Retail.

Fashion product data

Automatic creation of Zalando-compliant product data with all fashion attributes such as sizes, colors, materials, and care instructions.

Image management

High-quality product images meeting Zalando standards: automatic adjustment, quality control, and multi-view support.

Size and variant management

Intelligent management of sizes, colors, and variants with real-time inventory tracking at item level.

Automatic order import

Zalando orders are automatically imported into your ERP system, including sizes, variants, and delivery information.

Returns management

Automated returns processing: returns are recorded, inventory updated, and refunds processed.

Multi-country support

Sell in all 25+ Zalando markets: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Spain, UK, and more.

What the Zalando integration costs

The Zalando Connected Retail integration runs via the DezemberHub Connector. Online selling is an optional, purely usage-based add-on. You can get a quote on request.

  • ·No minimum volume and no setup fee. You pay for what you use.
  • ·Your existing ERP or POS system remains your central hub. The Connector simply opens it up to Zalando Connected Retail.
  • ·Want the complete ERP? The plans start at a €50 base fee per month plus €50 per simultaneously running POS terminal. Store revenue, the number of locations and the number of employees play no role.

Do you sell shoes or fashion? DezemberHub for shoe retail and for fashion retail showing how in-store and online work together.

What does selling through Zalando cost?

Zalando does not publish a public price list. Base fee and commissions are agreed individually between Zalando and the partner; you receive the terms on request from Zalando. There are three partnership models: Wholesale, Partner Program, and Connected Retail. Marketing via ZMS and fulfillment via ZEOS are optional, separately priced services.

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Model How it works Terms
Wholesale Zalando buys your goods and sells them itself agreed individually, on request from Zalando
Partner Program marketplace model with your own price and inventory management via zDirect, in 25 markets agreed individually, on request from Zalando
Connected Retail your in-store branch inventory is sold online through Zalando agreed individually, on request from Zalando
ZMS and ZEOS optional additional services for marketing (ZMS) and fulfillment (ZEOS) priced separately

As of June 2026. All information without guarantee, plus VAT. Only the marketplace's official terms are binding.

Useful links

For other marketplaces you can calculate your fees in advance, using the free fee calculators for Amazon, eBay, OTTO, and Kaufland.

Frequently asked questions about the Zalando integration

How do I connect my ERP system with Zalando?

You connect your ERP system to Zalando Connected Retail via the DezemberHub Connector. The Connector sits alongside your existing system and automatically synchronizes sizes, inventory, prices, and orders. You don't need to change your system for this.

What is the Zalando Connected Retail program?

Connected Retail is the program that allows brick-and-mortar retailers to sell their store assortment directly via Zalando. The DezemberHub Connector integrates your locations and keeps store inventory and the platform in sync in real time.

How are sizes and variants managed on Zalando?

The Connector automatically creates size matrices for your fashion items. Each size and color is managed as its own variant with its own inventory and EAN, and synchronization runs at the variant level. This keeps each size individually and accurately available.

Are in-store sales reflected in the Zalando inventory?

Yes. Every inventory change from your POS or warehouse system is transferred to Zalando in real time. This way, you won't accidentally sell the same size twice in-store and online.

How does returns management work with Zalando?

Returns are part of the business in fashion retail. The Connector automates the process: return notifications are imported, inventory is restocked, and refunds are processed, without you having to maintain sizes individually.

How much does the Zalando integration cost?

Online selling via the DezemberHub Connector is an optional, purely usage-based add-on with no minimum volume and no setup fee. You get your specific quote on request. The complete DezemberHub ERP comes in plans from a €50 base fee per month plus €50 per simultaneously running POS terminal.

How high are the fees and commissions at Zalando?

Zalando does not publish a public price list. Base fee and commissions are agreed individually between Zalando and the partner, depending on the chosen model: Wholesale, Partner Program, or Connected Retail. Optional services such as ZMS (marketing) and ZEOS (fulfillment) are priced separately. You receive the specific terms on request from Zalando. As of June 2026, source: partner.zalando.com.

Ready to sell on Zalando?

Connect your ERP system with Zalando Connected Retail and manage sizes, inventory, and variants centrally. Try it free for 30 days, get started with your email address, no payment details required. We'll guide you personally through to go-live.

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