Online commerce has skyrocketed in the past several years with the decrease in computing costs and increase in the consumer's acceptance and adoption of every conceivable device from home computers, gaming consoles, and portable devices with Internet capabilities. More and more consumers are doing more shopping and paying bills online than ever before and this trend is only expected to increase!
Stand-alone shopping cart solutions
With the increase in the need for businesses to expand beyond their brick and mortar stores to the Internet, there is a wide range of off-the-shelf shopping cart solutions available.
Each solution comes with different features and most are customizable so that you can mix and match the features that work best for your customers and your business.
CMS integrated shopping cart solutions
Several CMS systems have modules available that allow integration of your online store with a CMS. These add-on modules allow you to conduct your merchant business while keeping your site fresh with other content that is valuable to your customers.