virtual storefronts
Digital retail spaces
Virtual storefronts are online retail spaces where businesses display and sell products or services.
The term borrows from physical retail—a storefront is the public-facing part of a shop.
Virtual storefronts range from simple product pages on platforms like Etsy or Amazon to fully customized e-commerce websites: She set up a virtual storefront to sell her handmade jewelry.
- dropshippingSelling goods you never handle
- platformsElevated flat surfaces
- payment gatewaysSystems processing online purchases
- secure paymentProtected monetary transaction
- e-commerceInternet-based buying and selling
order · free shipping · digital wallets · online shopping · fraud detection · hosting · price · encryption · retail · digital marketplace · inventory management · webstore · pop-up shop · product · return policies · thumbnails · navigation · online marketplaces
- e-commercecheckout, shopping cart, online shopping, cart, online retail
- online shoppingAmazon, cart, checkout, e-commerce, Walmart
virtual storefrontsbrick-and-mortar stores
Shops with street addresses
corner shops · retail outlets · shopping malls · department stores · big-box stores
virtual storefrontsin-store shopping
Buying merchandise at physical locations
cash-and-carry · farmers markets · flea markets · bazaars · market stalls
virtual storefrontscommercial real estate
Non-residential buildings for commerce