Item Groups, give flexibility to organize your catalog and create a better browsing experience for your customers. Key use cases are:
Configure subcategories within your item catalog
Create groups of items for targeted promotions
Assign images to categories
Assign badges to items for loyalty and rebate use-cases
Note: Item groups are available for all users, but subcategories automatically created from your ERP are only available to eCommerce Enterprise users. Talk to your CS rep for more detail.
How to create Item Groups
1. Navigate to the Catalog tab in Pepper Management Centre. Then click the Item Groups icon (the four-block grid icon on the left-hand side).
2. Click Create New to start a new group, and enter a name for your item group.
3. Once your item group is created, you can:
Add items directly to the group
Add in previously made groups to create subgroups (subcategories) to organize items even further
To do this, click the arrow icon next to a group or individual icon.
Note: To add a group as a subgroup to another group, you’ll need to create it first. Once it exists, you can return to the parent group, click the arrow icon, and select your newly created group as a subgroup.
4. You’ve now successfully created item groups and subgroups to better organize your catalog and make it easier for customers to browse and discover products.
Using badges to highlight items
Badges give Distributors a method to highlight items that are a part of a rebate or loyalty program but they can be applied to any set of items for any reason. Badged items can be filtered for within search and the badges will highlight those items across the entire app experience.
Example of an Item badge
To add an item badge:
1. Navigate to Item Groups through the Catalog tab in Pepper Management Centre. Click the pencil edit icon for your group or category.
2. Add a badge image and a name. This will now appear on each product under that category.
Note: Only 1 badge per Catalog is supported today
Importing categories from an ERP system
If your catalog uses ERP-managed subcategories, Pepper can automatically import your categories and subcategories directly from your ERP system (like NECS, NetSuite, or SAP).
For example, if your ERP has a parent category like Snacks with subcategories such as Chips, Nuts, and Popcorn, Pepper will automatically create matching Item Groups and subgroups in PMC.
This integration keeps your item groups up to date, so your catalog always stays consistent with your ERP, without any manual setup or maintenance.