Method, system and computer program product for grouping items in a grocery store
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1. A method for grouping food items by food product type in a grocery store, the method comprising:
- receiving a store layout including existing food products from a requestor;
categorizing said existing food products by food product type, resulting in at least two categories of a first food product type and a second food product type;
assigning shelf space to said existing food products by food product type, wherein said assigning comprises;
placing a first combination of packaging types of said existing food products on a first aisle of said grocery store, said first combination of packaging types comprising;
dried, canned, and bulk food items of said first food product type; and
placing a second combination of packaging types of said existing food products on a second aisle of said grocery store, said second combination of packaging types comprising;
dried, canned, and bulk food items of said second food product type, thereby enhancing grocery shopping experience by enabling customers to quickly locate said existing food products of said first and second food product types regardless of said packaging types;
updating said store layout responsive to said assigning; and
transmitting said store layout to said requestor in response to said updating.
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Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention is a method for grouping items in a grocery store containing a plurality of existing products. The method comprises categorizing each existing product by type. Shelf space is assigned to each existing product. Assigning includes placing each existing product in close geographic proximity to another existing product with the same type. The shelf space in the grocery store is rearranged responsive to the assigning.
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1. A method for grouping food items by food product type in a grocery store, the method comprising:
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receiving a store layout including existing food products from a requestor; categorizing said existing food products by food product type, resulting in at least two categories of a first food product type and a second food product type; assigning shelf space to said existing food products by food product type, wherein said assigning comprises; placing a first combination of packaging types of said existing food products on a first aisle of said grocery store, said first combination of packaging types comprising;
dried, canned, and bulk food items of said first food product type; andplacing a second combination of packaging types of said existing food products on a second aisle of said grocery store, said second combination of packaging types comprising;
dried, canned, and bulk food items of said second food product type, thereby enhancing grocery shopping experience by enabling customers to quickly locate said existing food products of said first and second food product types regardless of said packaging types;updating said store layout responsive to said assigning; and transmitting said store layout to said requestor in response to said updating. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for grouping food items by food product type a grocery store, the system comprising:
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a network; a user system in communication with said network; and a host system in communication with said network, said host system including layout application software to implement a method comprising; receiving a store layout including existing food products from a requestor located on a user system, said receiving via said network; categorizing said existing food products by food product type, resulting in at least two categories of a first food product type and a second food product type; assigning shelf space to said existing food products by food product type, wherein said assigning comprises; placing a first combination of packaging types of said existing food products on a first aisle of said grocery store, said first combination of packaging types comprising;
dried, canned, and bulk food items of said first food product type; andplacing a second combination of packaging types of said existing food products on a second aisle of said grocery store, said second combination of packaging types comprising;
dried, canned, and bulk food items of said second food product type, thereby enhancing grocery shopping experience by enabling customers to quickly locate said existing food products of said first and second food product types regardless of said packaging types;updating said store layout responsive to said assigning; and transmitting said store layout via said network to said requestor in response to said updating. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer program product for grouping food items by food product type in a grocery store, the computer program product comprising:
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a storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising; receiving a store layout including existing food products from a requestor; categorizing said existing food products by food product type, resulting in at least two categories of a first food product type and a second food product type; assigning shelf space to said existing food products by food product type, wherein said assigning comprises; placing a first combination of packaging types of said existing food products on a first aisle of said grocery store, said first combination of packaging types comprising;
dried, canned, and bulk food items of said first food product type; andplacing a second combination of packaging types of said existing food products on a second aisle of said grocery store, said second combination of packaging types comprising;
dried, canned, and bulk food items of said second food product type, thereby enhancing grocery shopping experience by enabling customers to quickly locate said existing food products of said first and second food product types regardless of said packaging types;updating said store layout responsive to said assigning; and transmitting said store layout to said requestor in response to said updating.
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