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What is a composable storefront?
Real World Scenario
Marketing wants best-of-breed CMS, search, and checkout. You explain composable commerce simply.
Expected Answer
• Composable means assembling specialized services—CMS, search, payments—via APIs around a commerce core
• Salesforce often provides cart, catalog, pricing, and customer profile pieces
• Teams swap vendors for search or content without rebuilding the entire store
• Integration complexity moves to API contracts and middleware
• Works well for brands with strong in-house frontend teams
Follow-Up Questions & Answers
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Monolithic uses Salesforce templates end-to-end. Composable picks custom UI and plugs in SFCC APIs for commerce functions only.
Architect Perspective
Composable = flexibility tax. Say who owns the glue layer—that impresses interviewers.