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20150178676 | Remote Delivery Systems And Methods - Example systems and methods for delivering products are described. In one implementation, a request is received from a user to deliver an order to a remote pick-up location. The order includes a first item requiring refrigeration and a second item that is temperature-independent. A method identifies multiple remote pick-up locations convenient to the user and communicates the identified locations to the user. A delivery of the order is scheduled for a particular remote pick-up location selected by the user. The user is notified of a pick-up time window to access the order at the particular remote pick-up location. An access code associated with the order is generated and communicated to the user. The access code allows the user to access the order at the particular remote pick-up location during the pick-up time window. | 06-25-2015 |
20150178678 | PRODUCT DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Example systems and methods for delivering products are described. In one implementation, a parcel shipped from an online merchant is received by a local merchant. A customer identity affixed to the parcel is used to identify a particular customer. Based on customer contact information, the customer is notified of receipt of the parcel by the local merchant. Upon receipt of a request to deliver the parcel from the customer, a delivery is scheduled to deliver both the parcel and a grocery order to the customer. | 06-25-2015 |
20150178792 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE PRICE MATCHING OFFERS TO POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS - Methods and systems for providing coupons to a customer are provided. The method may include a computer server associated with a store receiving, from a customer, an image of a receipt from a competing store. The server may identify a product on the receipt which was purchased by the customer at the competing store and a purchase price. The server may compare the product with a corresponding product sold by the store to determine if the product was purchased by the customer at the competing store for a lower price than a price at which the corresponding product is sold at the store. The server may prepare a coupon for the customer to offer the customer a discount for shopping at the store if the product was purchased by the customer at the competing store for a lower price and transmit the coupon to the customer. | 06-25-2015 |
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