ONLINE SHOPPING SYSTEM

摘要

An online shopping system (20) that permits a customer to submit online orders for items and/or services from a store that serves both walk-in customers and online customers. The online shopping system (20) presents an online display of an order cutoff time and an associated delivery window for items selected by the customer. The system accepts the customer's submission of a purchase order for the item in response to a time of submission being before the order cutoff time. The online shopping system (20) does not settle with a credit supplier of the customer until the item selected by the customer is picked from inventory but before it is delivered. Therefore, the customer can go online and make changes to the order. In addition, available service windows are presented to the customer as a function of customer selected order and service types; and further, the order picking is assigned in accordance with a picker's preference.