IN-NETWORK BARGAIN SHOPPING PLATFORM

摘要

Embodiments of the present disclosure may provide a loyalty card with a unique identification code embodied in, for example, a barcode. When swiped or scanned at a point-of-sale location, embodiments may search a database of pricing information to determine a lowest price for a particular item to be purchased. The database of pricing information may include the pricing information for the particular item as aggregated from a plurality of stores. The plurality of stores may be a merchant-members of an exclusive network associated with the loyalty card. In turn, once the lowest in-network price is determined, the platform may enable a charge to be applied to the customer for the lowest price from any of the stores in the network. In yet further embodiments, coupons, discounts, and/or other special offers may be further applied to the price.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving a unique identifier for a customer; determining, based on the unique identifier, whether the customer is associated with an in-network customer; receiving, in response to a determination that the customer is within the network, a list of items that the customer is purchasing; accessing an in-network merchant database comprising a plurality of items and their corresponding prices; determining the lowest in-network price, based on the in-network merchant database, for each item in the list of items; and offering, to the customer, the lowest in-network price for each item in the list of items.