Headless eCommerce

What exactly is Headless Commerce and what sets it apart?

In today's fast-paced digital age, businesses are constantly on the lookout for technologies that offer flexibility, scalability, and improved performance. One such technology that's revolutionising the eCommerce landscape is Headless eCommerce. But what exactly is it? How can it benefit your business? And are there any challenges you should be aware of? Let's dive in and explore.

At its core, Headless eCommerce is a separation of the front-end and back-end of an eCommerce website. This separation allows developers to build and enhance the customer-facing side without affecting the back-end logic. This approach provides an opportunity for businesses to offer unique customer experiences, optimise their site performance, and seamlessly integrate with 3rd party content, search, pricing, promotions or any other platforms.

Frontend Design

Why Use Headless eCommerce?

Traditional eCommerce platforms often come with rigid templates that hinder creativity. However, with Headless eCommerce, you can tailor your front-end - the 'customer-facing' part of your website - to your heart's content without affecting the back-end.

Headless Commerce can significantly enhance your website's speed and performance. As the front-end and back-end operate independently, any updates or changes in one won't affect the other, resulting in a smoother, faster user experience.

In today's digital age, customers expect to connect with your brand across various platforms. The flexible nature of Headless Commerce facilitates a seamless omnichannel experience, allowing you to engage customers wherever they are.

Faster websites and better user experiences lead to higher search engine rankings. With Headless Commerce, you can ensure your site's performance is top-notch, giving you an advantage in the competitive domain of SEO.

As your business grows, so does your website's traffic and data. With its decoupled architecture, Headless Commerce makes scaling a breeze, handling high traffic volumes without compromising on speed or performance.

Headless Reasons

Versatile Headless Frameworks

Vue Storefront
React Storefront
Scandi PWA
PWA Studio

Case Studies

Fortnum & Mason Headless Adobe Commerce

Fortnum & Mason

Adobe Commerce Cloud with a Vue Storefront PWA front-end
Ounass Headless Adobe Commerce

Ounass

Adobe Commerce On-Premises with a custom JavaScript headless front-end

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