How to fill in the size chart template

To check if Zalando already has the sizes you are using, your first go-to resource should be the Size charts library in zDirect. The Size charts library is part of the new Size chart management tool in zDirect. Please find more information on the new tool below:

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  The Size chart management tool and how to use it

  Here you can find out how to manage your size charts directly on zDirect, including how to add new size charts to your master data.

If you’re having trouble using theSize charts library in zDirect, or if you cannot find corresponding Zalando size chart codes for your sizing conventions, you can use the Size chart template. We will use the information you share in the Size chart template to find or generate correct size chart codes according to Zalando’s sizing standards.

You can download the Size chart template in the Attachments section at the side of this page.

Providing size chart information is essential to go live on the platform. The size chart information you provide is used to prepare specific size grids which will be displayed to customers in the product detail pages (known as PDPs), along with additional information about the article. Customers can refer to these size grids to help them make the right purchase decisions faster. Therefore, correct size charts have a direct impact on: 

• Driving article sales and providing positive user experience

• Reducing size related returns and corresponding costs

If you need to use the size chart template to share size chart information, it’s important to fill in the template correctly. Correct size chart information is essential to onboard articles as a new partner and whenever you plan to onboard more articles after going live on the platform.

Below is a list of key points to pay attention to when working on the size chart template. Please refer to the attached template for more specific instructions and examples. 

• Sizes under each column need to be written in the same format. A good example for this is to use either all numeric sizes (36, 38, 40), or all Alpha sizes (S, M, L) as applicable per article category. This doesn’t need to be consistent across the entire table (columns and rows) but only across the columns for original brand size and regional size conversions. Please refer to the examples on the attached template for  more clarity if needed.

• Proof of size conversion is a document that reliably confirms the regional size conversions for a brand or partner’s original sizes. Please refer to the attached template for more information and examples.

  Without the conversion proof, the size chart cannot be validated, which will stand in the way of going live on the platform.

• Here is a list of documents we accept as proof of size conversions, ranked in order of relevancy: 

1. Photo of the size label on the article (most relevant)

2. Photo of the size label on the article packaging

3. The link to the size conversion table from the website

• For each gender and category combination that follows a certain sizing format,

  please copy and paste the template into a new worksheet and name it accordingly. Please find further examples in the template instructions.