E-commerce Dictionary

Not sure what a term means? Find plain-English definitions, real-world examples, and practical tips for PIM, product data, and all things e-commerce.

4 Terms

15 Categories

3 Difficulty Levels

All Terms

Headless CMS

Intermediate

A Headless CMS is a back-end only content management system that acts as a content repository, making content accessible via an API for display on any device or platform.

Content managementMarch 18, 2026

Headless Commerce

Advanced

Headless commerce separates the storefront shoppers see from the commerce backend, which connect through APIs so each can change on its own.

E-commerce strategy and analyticsOctober 11, 2026

Headless PIM

Advanced

A headless PIM is a product information management system that delivers product data through APIs, without a built-in storefront, so any front end can use it.

Core concepts and strategyOctober 11, 2026

Hyper-personalization

Intermediate

Hyper-personalization is tailoring products, content and offers to each individual shopper using behavioral and real-time data, rather than to broad customer segments.

E-commerce strategyOctober 11, 2026