Business catalyst ecommerce layout

Hi guys, is there any easy way of setting up a basic ecommorce layout that will would match with the rest of the muse website
The BC ecommerce seems really powerful but it gets a little complicated when it comes to shop lay out.
I am a bit of a rookie and don't know much code, just wondering if theres anyway of obtaining and easy clean shop layout with out using code?
I appreciate any suggestions!
Thanks,
Sam

Hi Sam
You can change/setup that from online shop templates area, go to Admin > Site Manager > Module Templates > Online Shop
Then select product, catalog, cart etc layout which would show the different tags you can include.
As Brad has mentioned , please check tutorials from bcgurus.com for ecommerce learning , additionally you can refer to these tutorials and videos :
http://docs.businesscatalyst.com/tutorials#!/e-commerce
http://docs.businesscatalyst.com/videos#!/e-commerce
Thanks,
Sanjit

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Adding Business Catalyst features to your Muse sites | Learn Business Catalyst | Adobe TV
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