Systems and Methods for Retail Networking

摘要

Computing systems, methods, and program products can support a closed retail network. A computing system can receive an inquiry from a first member entity of a retail network and identifying a product of interest. The system can use a datastore to determine if the product of interest is available for sale by a first member by determining if the product is available from a second member. If the product of interest is available for sale, the computing system can indicate that the product is available, receive data from the first member entity indicating that the product has been sold to a customer and including payment information, use the payment information to transfer funds from the customer, and initiate a distribution of the transferred funds to the first and second member entities. The system may consider distribution rules in determining if the product is available for sale by the first member.

主权项

1. A computing system comprising a processor and memory, the memory embodying one or more program components that configure the processor to:
receive data representing an inquiry from a first member entity of a retail network, the inquiry identifying a product of interest; determine if the product of interest is available from a second member entity of the retail network; and: if the product of interest is available from the second member entity: provide data to the first member entity indicating that the product is available, receive data from the first member entity indicating that the product has been sold to a customer and including payment information, using the payment information, transfer funds from the customer, and initiate a distribution of at least a portion of the transferred funds to the first and second member entities.