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What is a shopping cart?
A shopping cart is a software that enables online buying and selling. Once it is embedded to your website, you can list your products and start selling to your customers through the internet. It is similar to the shopping carts we all use at supermarkets. Customers can add items, remove items, view the cart and compare prices while you as the administrator can list products, price tag products and much more.
How does a shopping cart work?
A shopping cart mainly functions through 2 key features
A Database
This is the key area which stores important information that is required to run the shopping cart. It comprises of a customer database which stores information about your customers’ profiles, contact details, order details etc. You can review them anytime and communicate with them with your promotional materials.
The product database stores all information about your products such as details, product images, categories etc.
Display Area
The display area is where all the products will be exhibited for viewing and buying. It is through this area that a user can gather details of the product and shop for preferred products. The product which ought to be displayed or removed can be decided by you, and the display area can be controlled at all times.
These technicalities might seem hard to digest, but you can count on us to make a shopping cart your best friend.
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