Traditional Retail vs E-commerce

Developers should learn about traditional retail when building systems for point-of-sale (POS) operations, inventory tracking, or customer relationship management (CRM) in physical stores meets developers should learn e-commerce to build and maintain online stores, marketplaces, and payment systems for businesses of all sizes. Here's our take.

Traditional Retail

Nice Pick

Developers should learn about traditional retail when building systems for point-of-sale (POS) operations, inventory tracking, or customer relationship management (CRM) in physical stores

Pros

• It's essential for projects involving retail technology integrations, such as payment processing, supply chain logistics, or data analytics for brick-and-mortar businesses
• Related to: point-of-sale-systems, inventory-management

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

E-commerce

Developers should learn e-commerce to build and maintain online stores, marketplaces, and payment systems for businesses of all sizes

Pros

• It's essential for roles in retail, SaaS, and fintech industries, where skills in integrating payment gateways, managing inventory, and ensuring secure transactions are in high demand
• Related to: payment-gateways, inventory-management

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

These tools serve different purposes. Traditional Retail is a concept while E-commerce is a platform. We picked Traditional Retail based on overall popularity, but your choice depends on what you're building.

The Bottom Line

Traditional Retail wins

Based on overall popularity. Traditional Retail is more widely used, but E-commerce excels in its own space.