In order to simplify the listing experience for products under the shoes category, Amazon plans to remove department_name from the listing experience (custom templates, category-specific inventory file templates, 1x1 product update). To derive the department name, Amazon will use two attributes which already exist as mandatory attributes in the listing experience for shoes: footwear_age_group and target_gender.
This change will be made any time after 10/28. After this time, department will be removed from the listing experience, but the department attribute will remain in the Amazon catalogue. Amazon will automatically derive department_name values from footwear_age_group and target_gender which are mandatory attributes, as shown below.
footware_age_group | en_GB | target_gender | en_GB | department_name | en_GB |
adult | Adult | male | Male | Men’s | Men's |
little kid | Little Kid | male | Male | Boys | Boy's |
infant | Infant | male | Male | Baby boys | Baby Boys |
big kid | Big Kid | male | Male | Boys | Boy's |
toddler | Toddler | male | Male | Boys | Boy's |
adult | Adult | female | Female | Women | Women's |
little kid | Little Kid | female | Female | Girls | Girl's |
infant | Infant | female | Female | Baby girls | Baby Girls |
big kid | Big Kid | female | Female | Girls | Girl's |
toddler | Toddler | female | Female | Girls | Girl's |
adult | Adult | unisex | Unisex | Unisex adult | Unisex |
little kid | Little Kid | unisex | Unisex | Unisex kids | Unisex Kids |
infant | Infant | unisex | Unisex | Unisex baby | Unisex Baby |
big kid | Big Kid | unisex | Unisex | Unisex kids | Unisex Kids |
toddler | Toddler | unisex | Unisex | Unisex kids | Unisex Kids |