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Internet shopping carts or virtual shopping carts is a relatively new concept.
This is a software program that can be integrated into your Web store to enable customers to choose one or more items from the Web store. With this feature
they are able to specify particular options that might be available, and then purchase those items collectively online.
There are many shopping carts that are now available. Prominent among them are
Open Source commerce (os commerce), Monster cart
commerce, Agora cart commerce, X-cart
commerce, GoEcart commerce, Pay Pal, etc.
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Just as there are various shopping carts, the ways in which these shopping carts work also differ. One way of storing information is by using data collection forms and then passing this information through the URL of the web. Some shopping carts use “cookies” while others work by storing the
customer's shopping cart in a database on the Web store's server. There are many pros and
cons to all these methods.
While passing information through URL of the Web is relatively easy to use, it can get very confusing as URLs can get cluttered and unorganized. Storing the customer's shopping cart in a database on the server allows Web store owners to see the existing shopping carts at any time, before or after purchase. When using cookies, a virtual shopping cart can be stored in the customer's Web browser, instead of on the server - eliminating any database maintenance that is necessary when using the above option
We help you find the perfect shopping cart and integrate it
with your site.
For more information on our Shopping Cart Customization
services, contact us at info@mminfosolutions.com
Features of OsCommerce:
* Customer accounts
* Customer address books (other shipping destinations)
* Order history
* Temporary (not logged on) and permanent (logged on) shopping carts
* Search catalogue for products or manufacturers
* Product reviews by customers
* E-mail notifications
* Foreseen checkout procedure
* Secure transactions with SSL
* Number of products in each category are shown
* Bestseller lists
* Display what other customers have purchased (relating to the current
product displayed)
* Localization: English, German, and Spanish, plus others
Features of OsCommerce (Admin Functions):
* User friendly
* Add/Edit/Remove categories, products, manufacturers, customers, and
reviews
* Categories-to-categories structure
* Statistics for products and customers
* Dynamic product attributes
* Tax zones, classes, and rates
* Configuration parameters in database for remote editing
* Not tied together with the catalogue module (admin module can be
installed on a separate server)
* Payment and shipping modules
* Connection to oanda.com's currency exchange rate servers for
multi-currency shops
* Decide what to display (and the order) in the product listings
* Backup tool
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