Ok, here is my question/problem.

We have one main web store that we have had for over 4 years. This store has multiple categories that are growing. Currently we are looking for a new host and a new shopping cart, so we can move forward and have more control.

We would like to keep the main store active, but split off into multiple niche stores. We would have MainSite.com - NicheSiteA.com - NicheSiteB.com - NicheSiteC.com... etc. This will allow us to organize the stores more and be a better shopping experience for the user.

If we take a zencart and give each store it's own look and feel can each sub-site pull it's product info, data and all that from 1 central database that each site would have access to?