Abstract: Systems and methods for an electronic shopping system are provided. The electronic shopping system includes a shopping cart tablet and a mobile terminal that can be hand-held and/or coupled to any suitable product carrying device. The shopping cart tablet includes a display to display information relating to ordinary operation of the tablet and/or a mobile terminal. The shopping cart tablet also includes a charge cradle for charging the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal includes a window in which a bar code reader is able to read a bar code label and a display for displaying product information. A shopping cart handle is also included in the electronic shopping system for supporting the shopping cart tablet and mobile terminal. A storage rack that is operable to store and/or charge shopping cart tablets and/or mobile terminals is also included in the electronic shopping system.