Shopping carts typically fall into two main categories: physical (or traditional) shopping carts and virtual (or online) shopping carts.
Physical Shopping Carts: These are the carts you find in brick-and-mortar stores where customers can place items they intend to purchase while browsing the store. These carts come in various sizes and designs, ranging from small handheld baskets to large wheeled carts.
Virtual Shopping Carts: Virtual shopping carts are used in online retail environments. They allow customers to select items they wish to purchase from a website and hold them until they are ready to proceed to checkout. Virtual shopping carts keep track of selected items, quantities, and prices, similar to how physical shopping carts function in a physical store.