Fortis Features
Merchandising/Marketing (7)
Storefront Design Tools
Provides standard templates with an easy to use tool set to customize the templates to showcase the stores brand and optimize the users experience
Product Visualization
Ability to display and manage photos, 3D views, videos etc for each product
Recommendations / Personalization
Personalize the buyers experience by displaying the most relevant products to the consumer and increase conversions using past buyer behavior and merchant-driven rules. Tools may include such as cross-sell/up sell, promotions, recommendations, guided selling, etc
Promotions and Discounts
Contains features that allow administrators to set up promotions on site, provide time based discounts, and enter coupon codes.
Shopping Cart Abandonment
Provide tools to help convert abandoned carts into sales. Saves items in shopping cart if a users does not complete the purchase. Allows users to continue order process in a future session. Emails users to remind them they have items in their cart.
Product Reviews
Ability to display reviews and enable users to write reviews for each product. Integrations to review syndication software to include most recent reviews for products
SEO
Provides tools to drive traffic to pages via organic search
Product Catalog (4)
Content Management
Ability to add/update products, product pricing, product information and other content included on eCommerce site.
Product Configuration
Ability to all users select options to configure the product or select product options. For example, color, size, etc.
Product Search and Filtering
Provides rich user experience to find products on site through site wide search, faceted navigation, product filtering and sorting
Intangible Products
Provides functionality specific to selling intangible products such as: Subscriptions, Trials, Perpetual Licencing, Downloads, Free Trials, etc.
Order Process (8)
Checkout Process
Includes features that optimize user check out experience such as Shopping carts and Single Click Checkout, order summaries, receipts.
Shipping Options
Functionality that allows users to select shipping options based on price and delivery time. May integrate to 3rd Party shipping/fulfillment companies.
Tax Display and Processing
Displays appropriate tax to user based on local laws. Contains functionality to process tax in back end systems. May integrate to 3rd Party tax solutions.
Payment Processing
Supports required payment methods including credit card processing, purchase orders, paypal, etc. Contains appropriate fraud management functionality.
Order Management
Contains tools that enable administrators to manage placed orders to ensure all customer orders are processed correctly and on time.
Returns / Refunds
Functionality to allow users to process returns/refunds either via self service or contacting customer service.
Inventory Management
Displays inventory levels of products in real time. Displays inventory by location if required.
Multi-Channel Fulfillment
Contains distributed order management functionality so that an order can be fulfilled from a warehouse, a store, a vendor drop ship or an in store pick up.
Multi-Channel Support (7)
Omnichannel
Provides seamless approach to the consumer experience through all available shopping channels (Mobile, Social, Web, Point of Sale, catalog). Some times referred to Omni-Channel.
Mobile
Features that enable customers to easily to shop for products using a mobile device.
Social Commerce
Features that enable customers to easily shop for products on popular social platforms. May provide standard integrations or tools that build the social store on the platform.
Customer Service
Provides features that enable customer services teams to interact with customers. Features may include chat and and phone support.
Store Locator
Enable customers to locate and navigate to physical locations by zip code, city or GPS
3rd-Party Store Integration
Integrates/Syncs your product catalog to major on line retailers such as Amazon, Ebay, etc. to make it easy to administer selling products via 3rd party channels
B2B
Includes features that that are valuable to B2B transactions. For example partner management, contract pricing, invoicing, product entitlement, contract management etc.
Platform (12)
APIs
System provides well documented API's that can be used to integrate to any 3rd Party or internal system.
Customization
Product provides tools to customize web store front, business process, etc. to meet unique business needs.
Integrations to Add-on Tools
Is easy to integrate to or has pre-packaged integrations to a wide variety of leading add on tools/software.
User Management
Enables customers to update their own user information, settings and preferences.
Reporting / Analytics
Provides standard and ad-hoc reporting ability to meet business requirements
Security
Software provides appropriate tools and certifications to protect against fraud and malicious attacks
Multi-Site Management
Features that enable creation and maintenance of micro sites, sub-sites using the same instance of the software.
Admin Access Rights
Provides ability to control editing rights by product category, geography etc.
Test-to-Product Migration
Functionality that enables administrators to test changes to products, store design, work flows etc in a test environment and schedule the changes to be migrated to the production version of the site
Internationalization
Provides features that enable business transactions throughout the world. Typical features are multi-language, multi-currency and taxation
Cross Browser Support
Enables store or site to provide the same user experience in all browsers and browser versions.
Performance and Reliability
Software performs well and runs with minimal unscheduled downtime
POS (5)
Credit Card Payments
Processes credit card payments either within the platform or using an outside processing company.
Barcode Scanning
Allows users to scan barcodes to obtain pricing and item information when checking out a customer.
Hardware Integration
Allows users to connect the software with outside hardware such as cash drawers, credit card readers, barcode scanners, and more.
Price Adjustments
Applies adjustments such as bulk discounts, sale discounts, buy one get one free or other offers to item prices during checkout.
Receipts
Provides receipts to customers after their purchase by printing them, sending them via SMS or email, or provides the ability to refuse a receipt.
Marketing (2)
Loyalty Programs
Provides customers with discounts or other rewards for being frequent patrons or attacts lapsed customers back with deals or coupons.
Email Marketing
Uses email to send marketing material to customers such as coupons, special offers, and more.
Administration (4)
Inventory Management
Tracks inventory in real time as purchases are made so users are aware of the need to restock.
Employee Management
Schedules employees, tracks productivity, and allows for multiple user profiles.
Reporting
Provides users with reporting on key data such as sales, inventory, revenue, and more.
E-commerce Integration
Connects with an online store to either track inventory sold online or process online payments.
Loyalty Experience (6)
Loyalty Engine
Provides a loyalty engine that can configure different types of loyalty programs to reward customers for specific purchases, actions, or behaviors.
Rewards
Offers a flexible and customizable reward system.
Membership
Segments customers into tiers or membership groups.
Personalization
Personalizes messaging and rewards based on a customer's profile, purchase history, membership status, etc.
Gamification
Provides gamified features such as badges, achievements, and leaderboards.
Loyalty Cards
Includes tools for managing and designing branded physical or digital loyalty cards.
Loyalty Platform (5)
Communication Tools
Provides built-in messaging tools to communicate with loyalty program members via email, SMS, and/or push notifications.
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Allows users to view and manage customer profiles within the platform.
Loyalty Analytics
Offers comprehensive analytics to track ROI and engagement with the loyalty program.
Localization
Supports multiple languages and currencies.
Integrations
Integrates with other marketing and commerce software such as CRM, ERP, point-of-sale (POS) systems, or e-commerce platforms.
Headless Commerce (5)
Decoupling
Ability to disconnect the front office from the back office of an e-commerce platform
REST APIs
Provide APIs that allow for interaction with RESTful web services
Data Orchestration
Capture and manage data from multiple sources and syncronize it with the front end and back end
Customization
Allows developers to customize the platform using multiple programming languages
Extensibility
Include prebuilt integrations with multiple systems such as ERP and CRM
Generative AI (2)
AI Text Generation
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
AI Text Summarization
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
Agentic AI - Loyalty Management (4)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Agentic AI - E-Commerce Platforms (6)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Natural Language Interaction
Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Decision Making
Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives
Technology Glossary Features
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Intangible products refer to company offerings that are not physical in nature. Learn more about intangible products, what falls into the category, and how to sell products that can’t be touched.
The checkout process how a customer goes through to finalize a purchase when shopping online. Learn the checkout process and best practices to follow.

