Why Target sellers choose Zentail for faster launches and clean listings

TL;DR

👉 Go live on Target Plus fast with onboarding times cut by more than half.
👉 List products up to 7x faster and secure SKU exclusivity before competitors.
👉 Launch thousands of SKUs in weeks, even under tight deadlines.
👉 Cut listing work in half with automated data mapping and instant error visibility.
👉 Get real support from real people instead of waiting in ticket queues.
👉 See the impact in sales with cleaner catalogs, quicker launches, and triple digit growth.

Target Plus is one of the toughest marketplaces to break into and one of the most rewarding once you are in. It is invite only, tightly curated, and built around SKU exclusivity, so speed and accuracy really matter.

That is exactly where Zentail fits in. As a preferred Target Plus integration partner, Zentail helps brands get approved faster, go live sooner, and actually enjoy selling on Target instead of fighting with errors and spreadsheets.

Here is what Target sellers say once they are on the other side.

1. They get through approvals and live listings way faster

Target Plus onboarding is not a quick form and a handshake. There are strict requirements, complex feeds, and a lot of places where things can stall. Zentail removes a lot of that friction.

Hazel and Fawn, a boutique baby and family retailer, cut their onboarding time by 65% with Zentail.

“Zentail reduced our onboarding time by 65%. We would not have been able to move this fast otherwise.”
– Dalton Leach, Hazel and Fawn

Monroe Systems, which sells over 4,000 SKUs across marketplaces, went from invite to live on Target Plus in about a month and launched right before Black Friday.

Daily life gets easier too. Instead of wrestling with spreadsheets, teams rely on tools like SMART Types and Listing Management to translate existing catalog data into Target-ready listings with fewer back and forths.

And for brands under serious time pressure, the pace can be game changing. Adornia, a jewelry brand, switched to Zentail just weeks before Black Friday and still got thousands of SKUs live on Target Plus in only two weeks.

“Because this time of year is so crazy, I really doubted whether Zentail could pull it off. But the technology and the instruction was so good that it made it seamless.”
– Moran Amir, Founder, Adornia

2. They claim SKU exclusivity before competitors can

On Target Plus, SKU exclusivity is a big deal. Once your product is live, you are the only seller allowed on that listing. That is a serious moat, but only if you move fast enough to claim it.

Hazel and Fawn saw this firsthand.

“The faster we could get products live, the sooner we could secure those SKUs and prevent competitors from selling them.”
– Dalton Leach, Hazel and Fawn

Sherper’s, a fourth generation outdoor retailer, sees SKU exclusivity as one of the main reasons Target Plus is worth the effort.

“Once you have a SKU on there, you are the only one able to sell it, and that is incredibly important.”
– Kayla Schneider, Sherper’s

Zentail’s speed to live is what turns this from a nice idea into a real edge. Sherper’s reports listing times that are up to 7x faster than with their previous integration partner, which means they can enter new categories quickly and lock in SKUs before others even finish onboarding.

3. They spend less time fixing errors and more time growing

Target’s data requirements are strict for a reason. The marketplace wants clean, detailed listings, which is great for shoppers but can be brutal for sellers if they are flying blind.

Zentail gives Target Plus sellers a clear, actionable view of what needs attention and why.

• SMART Types auto maps your existing data into Target’s categories and attributes
• Listing Prep surfaces missing or invalid fields before you submit
• Listing Status shows exactly which SKUs have errors and how to fix them, in bulk

For a lean team, that is huge.

“I cannot stress enough how much we use Listing Prep. It has saved me so much time and easily cuts my listing management time in half, maybe more.”
– Dalton Leach, Hazel and Fawn

“For us, definitely the biggest change is how healthy all of our products are. With Zentail, we have over 4,000 SKUs across marketplaces, and we can now see an exact breakdown of how many listings have errors, which ones are critical, and exactly what needs to be fixed.”
– Jonathon Gregull, Monroe Systems

Instead of guessing why items are rejected or quietly disappearing from Target, teams see problems early, fix them quickly, and keep their catalogs healthy with far less manual effort.

4. They get real support, not a ticket queue

Target Plus success is not just about software. It’s about having people in your corner who know the channel inside and out. Sellers on Target Plus often point to Zentail’s support as a difference maker.

Hazel and Fawn describes Zentail like an extension of their own team.

“It felt like they were as invested in our success as we were.”
– Dalton Leach, Hazel and Fawn

Sherper’s felt a night and day difference when they switched from their previous integration partner.

“With Zentail, I know who to reach out to directly. We can email them if we run into any issues. That has made a huge difference for us.”
– Jeremy Schneider, Sherper’s

Monroe Systems leaned on weekly calls with the Zentail team during onboarding to keep everything on track and launch in time for peak season.

“The Zentail team was especially helpful during the onboarding process. They helped keep us on track and ensured a timely and smooth launch.”
– Jonathon Gregull, Monroe Systems

And in Adornia’s words, the experience feels different.

“There are real humans who are knowledgeable and helping you, not some outsourced representative that passes you around from department to department.”
– Moran Amir, Adornia

5. They see real results, fast

The numbers tell the story.

🔥 Hazel and Fawn cut onboarding time by 65% and scaled to 243 SKUs on Target Plus without adding stress
🔥 Sherper’s increased Target sales by about 28% while listing faster and entering new categories with confidence
🔥 Monroe Systems launched on Target Plus fast and now manage 4,000+ SKUs across marketplaces from one place
🔥 Adornia launched thousands of SKUs in two weeks, then 3x’d sales in the following months

For these brands, Zentail is not just a way to “connect” to Target Plus. It’s how they launch faster, protect SKU exclusivity, keep listings clean, and grow without burning out their teams.

If you are exploring Target Plus or sitting on an invite that feels too heavy to tackle, you don’t have to figure it out alone.

Apply to Target Plus through Zentail to increase your chances of approval and get a partner that can take you from “we should do this” to “we are live and selling” a whole lot faster.