A CATALOG FOR TARGETED AND NON-TARGETED PRODUCTS FOR E-COMMERCE

摘要

The invention provides an e-commerce catalog capable of offering a plurality of products for a vendor to prospective customers, including: a master targeted product set of selected products that is not to be available to non-targeted customers; and, a targeted product set f or a targeted customer, or targeted product sets for respective targeted customers. The catalog may include a non-targeted product set available to targeted customers. The non-targeted product set ma y be made available to public customers. The catalog may present views of products from targeted product sets to respective targeted customers. The catalog may present a view of products from non- targeted product sets to public customers. The catalog may present views of products from targeted product sets and non-targeted product sets. Advantageously the catalog may include a master targeted product set that is determined in accordance with terms and conditions of trading agreements between said vendor and said targeted customers. Each said targeted product set may be advantageousl y determined in accordance with the terms and conditions of a trading agreement between said vendor and a respective targeted customer, or in accordance with terms and conditions of trading agreements between said vendor and said targeted customers.