System for merchandize transactions

DETAILED DESCRIPTION An improved method and system are provided for selling merchandize like groceries.
In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a method for selling merchandize is provided that includes receiving an order from a customer for products desired to be picked up by the customer at a given location, readying the products for customer pickup after receiving the order, detecting the arrival of the customer at the given location, moving the products to a loading station, and directing the customer to the loading station to pickup the ordered products.
There are preferably multiple loading stations, which are preferably dynamically selected for use based on factors such as availability.
In accordance with another embodiment of the invention, prices for products are dynamically calculated based on variable factors such as, e.
g.
, available supply and the time remaining before the `sell by` product expiration date.
These and other features of the present invention will become readily apparent from the following detailed description wherein embodiments of the invention are shown and described by way of illustration of the best mode of the invention.
As will be realized, the invention is capable of other and different embodiments and its several details may be capable of modifications in various respects, all without departing from the invention.
Accordingly, the drawings and description are to be regarded as illustrative in nature and not in a restrictive or limiting sense with the scope of the application being indicated in the claims.