Retail API Architecture for Workflow Synchronization Between Commerce and ERP
Retail leaders need more than system connectivity. They need an API architecture that synchronizes orders, inventory, pricing, fulfillment, returns, and finance workflows between commerce platforms and ERP systems without creating operational drag. This guide explains how to design a business-first retail integration architecture, choose between real-time and event-driven patterns, govern APIs across partners and channels, reduce synchronization risk, and build an implementation roadmap that supports scale, resilience, and measurable business outcomes.