To make a very nice layed out store I would go with a combination of OWS and Catalook. It would be great if Catalook had an api or service or something

You caould then use the catalook module to fill store database etc and thenset up a few ows module for the product menu, the product list and display of the shopping cart. If there was an api you could simple call this on a button or link click from any location and have optimal freedom in designing store pages. Is there a module that has this feature?

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I have to echo what Nina said here, Catalook runs fantastic - Once you get over the learning curve.  For almost everyone I recommend that they not do this alone, hire somone like Nina that has the experience.  You'll be much happier, and in the end, more profitable faster.

Jeff

Because we are doing our first ecommerce project I wanted to see how much I could style it. I wasnt too impressed with all the template features( way too much options ) so what I did was use the catalook admin etc and just queried the catalook dtabases myself for a custom display of data

see a walkthough movie here I use the catalook category table for the accordionpanels and each panel has the corresponding links matching that catagroy id, the add to cart functionality si done by a callback to the instant order catalook functionality

http://www.screencast.com/users/nokiko/folders/Jing/media/7f3b266f-d603-42a1-a5e9-e886844b54ff

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