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How to classify apparel in product taxonomy

The Apparel & Accessories category shows how Enrich turns raw product pages into standard category paths, attributes, and comparable ecommerce records.

Product taxonomy classification means choosing the most specific category that describes the product itself, then attaching the attributes that make products in that category comparable. For apparel, the current taxonomy path is Apparel & Accessories.

Category path

Apparel & Accessories

Child categories

Clothing
Clothing Accessories
Costumes & Accessories
Handbag & Wallet Accessories
Handbags, Wallets & Cases
Jewelry
Shoe Accessories
Shoes

Attribute table

AttributeExample values
ColorBeige, Black, Blue, Brown, Gold, Gray
PatternAbstract, Animal, Camouflage, Floral, Geometric
Target genderFemale, Male, Unisex, Other

Why this matters

Once products share a category path, analysts can compare offers, prices, attributes, and availability across stores without maintaining source-specific parsing rules.

Where Enrich fits

Enrich applies taxonomy classification at ingestion time, so downstream queries use structured product data instead of raw merchant text.

What to inspect

Check the leaf category, category-specific attributes, and values before deciding whether two source listings can be compared or matched.

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