eCommerce Shopping Cart Solution Reviews

Volusion V5: Worth The Wait

Volusion merchants are eagerly awaiting the next version to hit the street. For what I can gather, Version 5 is shaping up to be on hell of a release. It appears to focus on third party integration and improvements to Volusion’s store administration and work flow. Also included are upgrades in the webmaster tools, store design and sale tools departments.

Considering all the features packed into V5, I predict that Volusion will retain the crown of top hosted ecommerce shopping cart solution for a long time to come. I can also guarantee that other hosted carts are already scrambling to add similar features to their solutions. After all, imitation is the greatest form of flattery.

eWish has partnered with Monster and Yahoo to allow their merchants tools to integrate their gift registry system. For a one- time setup fee of $599.00 and an ongoing 5% commission fee, merchants can add eWish’s to their stores. This allows merchants to have “add to registry” buttons on their product pages. eWish has a pretty robust gift registry solution that includes a customizable e-notifciation, guestbook, RSVP system, and on-line photo album.

If you have a store that caters to gift market, this add-on is worth a look. A few hosted shopping cart solution offer a Wish List feature (InstanteStore and Volusion) but they are geared more toward the individual doing the shopping. Conversely, gift registries can be distributed to a group of people (gift givers) directing them to purchase the desired items that have been preselected by the gift receiver.