1. A method for displaying and managing products in a virtual display environment, comprising: selecting a plurality of images of consumer products to display in a virtual display environment; determining a display layout for the selected plurality of images consumer products, wherein the display layout includes a pre-determined ordering; creating a digital image of a shelf layout on which the selected plurality of images of consumer products are displayed in the determined display layout, wherein the digital image includes one or more vector images overlaying one or more raster images, wherein the digital image allows progressive resolution on the selected plurality of images of consumer products that appear in the digital image and wherein the one or more vector images include a plurality of electronic links to information associated with the consumer products; and displaying the digital image via a communications network to allow virtual shopping via the communications network.