SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RETAIL LINE MANAGEMENT
First Claim
1. A method for managing checkout line efficiency of a retail store, comprising:
- electronically obtaining, by a Store Intelligence System (“
SIS”
), first data indicating an efficiency of each checkout lane of a plurality of checkout lanes;
electronically obtaining, by the SIS, second data indicating a total number of shopping carts in each checkout lane of the plurality of checkout lanes and a total number of articles within each of the shopping carts;
generating, by the SIS, a checkout lane recommendation for the customer based on the first data and the second data; and
communicating the checkout lane recommendation from the SIS to a mobile communication device in the possession of the customer.
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Abstract
Systems (100) and methods (100) for managing checkout line efficiency of a retail store. The methods involve electronically obtaining, by a store intelligence system (128), first data indicating an efficiency of each checkout lane of a plurality of checkout lanes (152) and second data indicating a total number of shopping carts (106) in each checkout lane and/or a total number of articles within each shopping cart. A checkout lane recommendation is then generated by the store intelligence system for a customer (104) based at least on the first data and/or the second data. The checkout lane recommendation is communicated from the SIS to a mobile communication device (102) in the possession of the customer.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for managing checkout line efficiency of a retail store, comprising:
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electronically obtaining, by a Store Intelligence System (“
SIS”
), first data indicating an efficiency of each checkout lane of a plurality of checkout lanes;electronically obtaining, by the SIS, second data indicating a total number of shopping carts in each checkout lane of the plurality of checkout lanes and a total number of articles within each of the shopping carts; generating, by the SIS, a checkout lane recommendation for the customer based on the first data and the second data; and communicating the checkout lane recommendation from the SIS to a mobile communication device in the possession of the customer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
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a Store Intelligence System (“
SIS”
) that;electronically obtains first data indicating an efficiency of each checkout lane of a plurality of checkout lanes; electronically obtains second data indicating a total number of shopping carts in each checkout lane of the plurality of checkout lanes and a total number of articles within each of the shopping carts; generates a checkout lane recommendation for the customer based on the first data and the second data; and communicates the checkout lane recommendation to a mobile communication device in the possession of the customer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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