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PROCESS FOR DISTRIBUTING PRODUCT ENTITLEMENTS TO MEMBERS OF A RETAIL STORE'S FREQUENT SHOPPER PROGRAM

  • US 20070198347A1
  • Filed: 10/18/2006
  • Published: 08/23/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A process for distributing product entitlements in a retail store to shoppers who are members of that retail store'"'"'s frequent shopper program, comprising the steps of:

  • a retailer providing data relating to its single, preexisting frequent shopper program, the frequent shopper program having preexisting members that have been each previously assigned a unique frequent shopper member account code by the retailer, a plurality of the members having made past purchases at the retailer'"'"'s one or more stores in conjunction with their frequent shopper member account code;

    obtaining individual frequent shopper program member data from the retailer, including individual frequent shopper program member account codes and past purchases, with or without a coupon, made in conjunction with each individual frequent shopper program member account code;

    comparing the past product purchases of each frequent shopper program member account code to a data file of available product entitlements;

    selecting available product entitlements to be associated with each frequent shopper program member account code based on the comparison;

    providing at least one dispenser within the retailer'"'"'s one or more stores which is accessible to and activated by a frequent shopper program member by entering information identifying the member'"'"'s frequent shopper member account code;

    communicating the previously selected entitlements for that frequent shopper member account code to the dispenser; and

    printing the previously selected product entitlements at the dispenser.

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