摘要 |
A novel retail system with a purchase check-out mechanism enabling customers to pick up pre-ordered purchases is provided. The retail system comprises at least one purchase check-out facility having multiple purchase pickup points, and an assignment arrangement for assigning the purchase pick-up points to the customers. A customer is provided with information identifying a purchase pick-up point assigned to that customer. A request for collecting a purchase pre-ordered by a customer is issued simultaneously with assigning a purchase pick-up point for that customer. The collected purchase is delivered to the assigned purchase pick-up point.
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