So, How Does This "Shopping Cart"
Technology Improve Things?
This "Shopping Cart" technology does two things
for you.
Firstly, it makes it easier for customers to browse and
shop thorugh your online store. The customers are able to add any particular product
to the "shopping basket" at the point of viewing the relevant product
information. This means that he or she will not need to navigate to and fro between
HTML pages to order and review the product. Secondly, this software will keep a
running total for the customer, automatically calculating any taxation and shipping cost.
Secondly, the technology allows the store owner to add,
delete, modify or hide products, implement promotions, change prices and graphics by just
using your desktop web browser. You are even able to integrate your online
operations with your existing accounting, ordering and inventory systems.
What Are Examples of Such Shopping Cart Software?
1. ICentral ShopSite
Manager 3.01
ShopSite Manager is for the small- to- medium sized
business manager who wants to begin marketing and selling products on the Internet, or who
currently has a Web site, but wants to take the next step of selling products online.
Examples of Shopping Sites using ShopSite Manager:
CyberPoster Virtual
Poster Store
Discount Art Supplies in the White Mountains
2. Mercantec SoftCart 3.0
Mercantec SoftCart makes taking orders over the Web
stable, secure and hassle-free for your business. SoftCart is a "virtual
shopping environment" that allows you to add commerce to an existing Web site or
build a virtual store from scratch. Using SoftCart's templates, you can build a Web store
and be ready to take orders on-line within days. On-line stores built with SoftCart
can manage from one to thousands of products.
Examples of Shopping Sites using Mercantec SoftCart:
BeaverPrints
Cipher Productions
