Retail system with drive-through check-out arrangement
First Claim
1. A retail system comprising:
- an advance ordering system for enabling a customer to order a purchase in advance, at least one storage facility for storing goods available for ordering, and multiple purchase obtaining facilities remote with respect to the storage facility, for enabling the customer to obtain the ordered purchase delivered from the storage facility after receiving an order for the purchase from the customer, the purchase obtaining facilities include at least one drive-through purchase obtaining facility for enabling the customer in a vehicle to pick up the ordered purchase delivered to the vehicle.
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Abstract
A novel retail system is provided with an advance ordering system that enables a customer to order a purchase in advance. At least one storage facility is arranged for storing goods available for ordering. Multiple retail facilities remote with respect to the storage facility enable a customer to obtain the ordered purchase after a time period sufficient to deliver the ordered purchase from the storage facility to a retail facility selected by the customer. At least one of the retail facilities has a drive-through check-out arrangement that enables a customer sitting in a vehicle to pick up the ordered purchase without leaving the vehicle.
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24 Claims
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1. A retail system comprising:
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an advance ordering system for enabling a customer to order a purchase in advance, at least one storage facility for storing goods available for ordering, and multiple purchase obtaining facilities remote with respect to the storage facility, for enabling the customer to obtain the ordered purchase delivered from the storage facility after receiving an order for the purchase from the customer, the purchase obtaining facilities include at least one drive-through purchase obtaining facility for enabling the customer in a vehicle to pick up the ordered purchase delivered to the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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13. A method of selling goods, comprising the steps of:
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storing the goods available for sale in a storage facility, enabling a customer to order a purchase, and enabling the customer in a vehicle to obtain the purchase in a drive-through purchase obtaining facility remote with respect to the storage facility, after a time period sufficient to deliver the purchase from the storage facility to the drive-through purchase obtaining facility, the drive-through purchase obtaining facility allows the ordered purchase to be delivered to the vehicle.
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- 22. A drive-through retail facility for enabling a customer in a vehicle to make a purchase without leaving the vehicle, the retail facility comprising multiple purchase pick-up stations, and an assignment arrangement for automatically assigning one of the multiple pick-up stations to the customer in response to information provided by the customer.
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