TECHNIQUES FOR ONLINE PRICE MATCH

摘要

Techniques for online price matching are provided. A consumer submits a price offer to a network-based servicer for a product or service. The price offer is directed to or resolved to a specific brick-and-mortar store. The brick-and-mortar store determines whether the price offer can be matched and when it can be matched; a coupon redeemable by the consumer at the brick-and-mortar store is communicated to the consumer. The coupon permits the consumer to acquire the product or service at the price offer provided by an online retailer to the consumer.

主权项

1. A processor-implemented method programmed in memory and/or a non-transitory processor-readable medium and to execute on one or more processors of a device configured to execute the method, comprising:
receiving, on the device, an offer from a consumer, the offer tied to an online retailer and the offer directed to a price for a product or service available at a brick-and-mortar store; submitting, on the device, the offer to the brick-and-mortar store for review; and communicating, on the device, acceptance to the consumer for the offer when accepted by the brick-and-mortar store, the product or server acquired by the consumer at an acceptable price from the brick-and-mortar store.