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Retail marketing method

  • US 20050182695A1
  • Filed: 12/08/2004
  • Published: 08/18/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of managing information between businesses and vendors, comprising:

  • a developer creating a system through which a business receives information associated with items provided to the business by a supply chain of at least one vendor, wherein the system comprises a specification and one or more subsystems, wherein the specification is defined by at least the business and the specification defines the type of information to be received through the system, and wherein each of the one or more vendor subsystems enables an operator of the respective vendor subsystem to provide information conforming to the specification to the business by storing the conforming information in information storage devices and associating the information storage devices with items that are provided to the business; and

    the business facilitating installation of the system across the supply chain by requiring one or more of the at least one vendor to purchase one of the one or more vendor subsystems from the developer and operate the purchased vendor subsystem to provide information to the business as a condition to maintaining a business relationship with the business.

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