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LINKING ONLINE AND RETAIL-LOCATION SHOPPING CARTS

  • US 20140344109A1
  • Filed: 05/19/2014
  • Published: 11/20/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

  • providing an online website of a merchant for the purchase of goods by one or more shoppers;

    storing shopper information in a shopper database, wherein each shopper is associated with a particular account;

    associating an online electronic shopping cart with each account, wherein one or more items selected for purchase by each respective shopper is placed in the online shopping cart;

    associating an in-store electronic shopping cart with each account, the in-store shopping cart corresponding to at least one retail location of the merchant, wherein the one or more items selected for purchase by the respective shopper at the retail location is placed in the in-store shopping cart; and

    linking the online shopping cart with the in-store shopping cart including;

    placing items contained in the online shopping cart in the in-store shopping cart, and/or placing items contained in the in-store shopping cart in the online cart; and

    updating the shopper information in the shopper database with one or more new data gathered from the online shopping cart and/or the in-store shopping cart.

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