MERCHANDISE PICKUP SYSTEM, METHOD, AND MEDIA FOR ALLIED MERCHANTS

摘要

Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed that provide a pickup process for items purchased from stores of allied merchants. In some embodiments, a customer may place an order via an e-commerce storefront that includes products from multiple merchants in a geographic region. In response to receiving the order, a merchandise pickup system may assign associates to collect the ordered products from the allied merchants and return the collected products to a pickup location. The merchandise pickup system may send a pickup notification to the customer indicating the products are ready for pickup from the pickup location.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, from a customer, an order comprising products from multiple allied merchants within a predetermined geographic region; assigning one or more associates to collect the products from the multiple allied merchants and return the collected products to a pickup location; and sending a pickup notification to the customer that indicates the products of the order are ready for pickup from the pickup location.