# Merchant HQ | Getting Started

### Welcome to Virtual Shopping! <a href="#dryo8tc6jiuv" id="dryo8tc6jiuv"></a>

Here, we'll outline the steps required to get you operationally ready for Virtual Shopping and ensure a seamless integration. We'll take a look at considerations across your team, and finally what you'll need to consider when it comes to the shopper-facing side of your new Virtual Shopping experience.

### [(1) Why Virtual Shopping?](merchant-hq-or-getting-started/why-virtual-shopping)

### [(2) Get operationally ready for Virtual Shopping.](merchant-hq-or-getting-started/get-operationally-ready-for-virtual-shopping)

### [(3) Get HQ ready.](merchant-hq-or-getting-started/get-hq-ready.)

### [(4) Get Store Managers ready.](merchant-hq-or-getting-started/get-store-managers-ready.)

### [(5) Get Store Teams ready.](merchant-hq-or-getting-started/get-store-teams-ready.)

### [(6) Get your website ready.](merchant-hq-or-getting-started/get-your-website-ready.)



We recommend reading through the sections in order, discussing questions with your team and formalizing your thoughts and responses to questions into an action plan.

