a). Operation of shopping Cart
- Users initially go to a website and look for the products and/or services they need, thereafter they can click on or “tag ” items of interest for later purchase.
- This process is called “adding up” items for purchase to a “Shopping cart”.
- The concept (Metaphorically) of a shopping cart helps users understand the actions available to them including:
i). Adding additional items to their purchase list
ii). Deleting items they selected and
iii). Adjusting the quantity of each item to purchase.
- Similar metaphors; wheelbarrow, shopping bag, shopping basket can be used.
- They provide creative ways of giving users a mental mode for shopping online.
b). Checkout process
- When users finish shopping, they proceed to this process to provide their address and payment information.
- Checkout process may include:
i). Specifying a shipping preference
ii). Shipping address
iii). Method of payment and
iv). Any gift-wrapping preferences.
c). Information Architecture of the shopping cart:
- Information architecture refers to the method of structuring and organizing information environments to help people achieve their goals.
- Information architecture of the shopping cart depends on:
- Clear organization, Labeling, Navigation and Searching systems
Kavungya answered the question on May 9, 2019 at 12:29