e-commerce platforms
Digital retail infrastructure
E-commerce platforms are software systems that enable businesses to sell products or services online.
They handle the infrastructure of digital commerce—product listings, shopping carts, payment processing, inventory management, and order fulfillment.
Examples range from hosted solutions like Shopify to open-source options like WooCommerce.
We migrated our store to a new e-commerce platform last year.
- shopping cartWheeled retail basket
- add to cartSave for online purchase
- secure checkoutProtected online transaction page
- ShopifyE-commerce website builder
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
third-party sellers · dropshipping · retail · Amazon · inventory management · fulfillment · free shipping · loyalty programs · user experience · checkout · buy now pay later · product catalog · vendor · payment gateways · mobile apps · PayPal · cloud computing · storefront
- retail channelsretail stores, wholesale, direct sales, franchises, kiosks
- Information Industriespublishing, broadcasting, journalism, news media, television
- IT servicesIT services, IT consulting, IT support, help desk, tech support
- business softwareCRM, accounting, payroll, billing, invoicing
e-commerce platformsbrick-and-mortar stores
Shops with street addresses
in-store shopping · shopping malls · department stores · corner stores · market stalls
e-commerce platformsdirect sales
Selling straight to consumers
cash transactions · handshake deals · barter · yard sales · flea markets
e-commerce platformscash-and-carry
Pay upfront, transport yourself
open-air markets · bazaars · flea markets · farmers markets · ledger books
platform, commerce, commercial, e-commerce, electronic commerce