Market research method and system for collecting retail store market research data
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1. A market research system comprising:
- a plurality of cooperating retail establishments in a market research test area, each cooperating retail establishment having first means for collecting and storing market research data related to point-of-sale retail sales of products displayed by predetermined displays, said first means including means for monitoring said point-of-sale retail sales of products displayed by predetermined displays and means for scanning unique bar coded indicia carried by said predetermined displays within said cooperating retail establishments, said unique bar coded indicia designating selected causal data parameters for each of said predetermined displays; and
,second means remotely located from said plurality of cooperating retail establishments for receiving and storing said market research data and said unique bar coded indicia.
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Abstract
A market research system and method are provided. A plurality of cooperating establishments are included in a market research test area. Each cooperating establishment is adapted for collecting and storing market research data. A computer system remotely located from the plurality of cooperating establishments stores a library of bar coded indicia and market research data collected from the cooperating establishments. A unique bar coded indicia is assigned to multiple displays within each of the plurality of cooperating establishments. A corresponding assigned bar coded indicia is applied to the displays within each cooperating establishment.
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13 Claims
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1. A market research system comprising:
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a plurality of cooperating retail establishments in a market research test area, each cooperating retail establishment having first means for collecting and storing market research data related to point-of-sale retail sales of products displayed by predetermined displays, said first means including means for monitoring said point-of-sale retail sales of products displayed by predetermined displays and means for scanning unique bar coded indicia carried by said predetermined displays within said cooperating retail establishments, said unique bar coded indicia designating selected causal data parameters for each of said predetermined displays; and
,second means remotely located from said plurality of cooperating retail establishments for receiving and storing said market research data and said unique bar coded indicia. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A market research system comprising:
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a plurality of cooperating retail establishments in a market research test area, each cooperating retail establishment having first means for collecting and storing market research data related to point-of-sale retail sales of products displayed by predetermined displays, said first means including means for monitoring said point-of-sale retail sales of products displayed by predetermined displays and means for scanning unique bar coded indicia carried by said predetermined displays within said cooperating retail establishments, said unique bar coded indicia designating a type of display fixture for each of said predetermined displays; and
,second means remotely located from said plurality of cooperating retail establishments for receiving and storing said market research data and said unique bar coded indicia. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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