REAL-TIME PRODUCT DELIVERY DURING CUSTOMER-DRIVEN POINT OF SALE RETAIL TRANSACTIONS

摘要

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, an approach is provided in which a product request is received that corresponds to a point-of-sale (POS) device, which is located at a merchant facility. In addition to identifying a product location corresponding to the product, an employee location of an employee in proximity to the product location is also identified. In turn, an electronic message is sent to the employee's mobile device that includes a request to transport the product from the product location to the POS device.

主权项

1. A method for selling products at a merchant facility, wherein customers generally select products in the merchant facility and bring the selected products to a point-of-sale (POS) device at the merchant facility for checkout, the method comprising:
during a customer checkout at a (POS) device at a merchant facility, receiving a product request at the POS device corresponding to a product, identifying an employee location, from a plurality of employee locations, that is in proximity to a product location of the requested product, the employee location corresponding to an employee; and sending an electronic message to a mobile device that corresponds to the employee, wherein the electronic message includes a request to transport the product from the product location to the POS device.