I was just reading a great article at CSS Tricks on eCommerce Considerations – maybe more accurately how to choose an e-commerce platform – and a section of it struck me as extremely relevant.
In the features section, Chris has a good starter list of things that are important for an e-commerce solution to support:
- Coupons
- Inventory Tracking
- Recommended Products
- User Reviews
- Shipping Options
- International Support
- Integration with other Systems
- Search
- Organizational Capabilities
- Customer / User Benefits
- Statistics / Tracking
- Checkout Process
Off the top of my head, I’d look for widget support, an active development community, usability on the merchandising side… just as some starts. Overall, really solid high level article and a good starting place.
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Thanks for sharing the link. I know he mentioned Google Product Search but I think you really need the ability to integrate with multiple vendors or direct integration with one of the distributors.