GLOSSARY

Headless commerce.

Headless commerce separates the customer-facing interface from the commerce backend.

Why it matters

It offers control over presentation and multiple channels, but introduces more engineering and maintenance. Choose it for clear requirements rather than assuming separation always makes a store better.

Front end ↔ commerce APIs ↔ orders, products and payments

Put it in context

Use this concept alongside the relevant customer journey, business costs and measurement assumptions. A single metric rarely tells the whole story.

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