| 摘要 |
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for managing consumer demand in an online marketplace. In one aspect, a method for managing consumer initiated demand in an online marketplace comprises: receiving a first request for a product or service from a first consumer; identifying one of a plurality of categories as corresponding to the first request; assigning the first request to the identified category; receiving at least one additional request for a product or service from a second consumer and assigning the at least one additional request to the identified category; determining, using a processor, a demand for the identified category based at least on the number of requests assigned to the identified category; and selectively generating a merchant notification for at least one merchant based on the determined demand for the identified category.
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