SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING AND RECOMMENDING PLANOGRAMS
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Abstract
A retail system for implementing planograms includes a communications network, a central computing system, and a plurality of retail computing systems. The central computing system is configured to receive and to transmit a plurality of planograms, each planogram being associated with one retail store of a plurality of retail stores and a plurality of products to be displayed for sale at the associated retail store. Each planogram includes data indicating threshold quantities of each product of the associated plurality of products. Each retail computing system is at a corresponding one of the plurality of retail stores and is configured to receive, via the communications network, planograms associated with the corresponding retail store and to receive inventory information indicating in-stock quantities of the plurality of products associated with each planogram. Each retail computing system is also configured to provide a readiness rating value for each planogram, the readiness rating value being based on a comparison of the threshold quantities and in-stock quantities of each product associated with the planogram and being indicative of whether the planogram is ready to be implemented.
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39 Claims
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12. An on-line planogram system comprising:
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a central planogram module adapted to receive and store a plurality of planograms, each planogram being associated with one retail store of a plurality of retail stores and each being associated with a plurality of products to be displayed on one or more display fixtures within the associated one retail store, and each planogram including a first digital image illustrating a respective position of each product on the one or more display fixtures according to a planogram orientation; and a plurality of retail planogram modules, each at a corresponding one of the plurality of retail stores, each retail planogram module adapted to obtain ones of the planograms associated with the corresponding one of the plurality of retail stores, and each retail planogram module also being configured to provide a second digital image for each planogram, each second digital image being based on the first digital image and illustrating a respective position of each product on the one or more display fixtures according to a display fixture orientation which is the reverse of the planogram orientation, wherein each retail planogram module is adapted to receive a designation from a retail store employee at the corresponding one of the retail stores, the designation indicating whether the planogram orientation or the display fixture orientation is appropriate for the planogram given positioning of the one or more display fixtures within the corresponding one of the retail stores. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of implementing planograms, the method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of planograms at a central computing system, each planogram being associated with one or more retail stores of a plurality of retail stores and being associated with a plurality of products to be displayed on one or more display fixtures within the associated retail store(s), and each planogram including a first digital image illustrating a respective position of each product on the one or more display fixtures according to a first planogram orientation; providing to each retail store the planogram(s) associated with the retail store from the central computing system, wherein each retail store is provided with the planogram(s) associated with the retail store via a retail computing system, the retail computing system being remotely located from the central computing system and in communication with the central computing system via a communications network; and providing at each retail store via the retail computing system a second digital image for selected ones of the planograms by automatically reversing the first digital image of the selected ones of the planograms such that the second digital image illustrates respective positions of each product on the one or more display fixtures according to a second planogram orientation which is the reverse of the first planogram orientation. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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36. A retail space planning system comprising:
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means for centrally defining a plurality of planograms, each planogram being associated with one or more retail stores and depicting a plurality of products and the desired location of each product within a retail display; means for providing at least one of the planograms associated with a particular retail store of the one or more retail stores to the particular retail store, wherein each of the one or more retail stores is remotely located with respect to the means for centrally defining; and means for automatically providing a representation of each planogram in either one of a standard orientation and a reverse orientation upon designation of an orientation of the retail display within the particular retail store, the designation being made by a user at the particular retail store. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
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