Magento offers a range of default shipping methods that allow you to either set Flat Rate shipping, Free Shipping rates, or shipping rates based on a combination of factors. These factors can be weight versus destination, number of items versus destination, and order value versus destination. Although this helps most stores with their basic shipping pricing and in their checkout processes, additional wishes are also common. When these occur, suppliers such as Webshop Apps are a good place to go to find shipping solutions. Besides shipment method pricing, Magento does not offer many functionalities related to the logistics process. To get proper ways of dealing with product purchasing, warehouse management, and handling returns, third-party systems or modules are needed.

In the next chapter, Magento's frontend will be discussed. Pointers will be given on how to change your homepage and how to go about getting a top notch frontend theme.