Colleen Elizabeth Riley

US Patent:

7957998, Jun 7, 2011

Filed:

Oct 16, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/253088

Inventors:

Colleen Riley - Minneapolis MN, US
Troy Nece - Minneapolis MN, US
Roger Burgess - Eagan MN, US

Assignee:

Target Brands, Inc. - Minneapolis MN

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00

US Classification:

705 712, 705 261, 705 28, 705 29

Abstract:

A retail system for implementing planograms includes a communications network, a central computing system, and a plurality of retail computing systems. The central computing system is configured to receive and to transmit a plurality of planograms, each planogram being associated with one retail store of a plurality of retail stores and a plurality of products to be displayed for sale at the associated retail store. Each planogram includes data indicating threshold quantities of each product of the associated plurality of products. Each retail computing system is at a corresponding one of the plurality of retail stores and is configured to receive, via the communications network, planograms associated with the corresponding retail store and to receive inventory information indicating in-stock quantities of the plurality of products associated with each planogram. Each retail computing system is also configured to provide a readiness rating value for each planogram, the readiness rating value being based on a comparison of the threshold quantities and in-stock quantities of each product associated with the planogram and being indicative of whether the planogram is ready to be implemented.

US Patent:

20060190341, Aug 24, 2006

Filed:

Jan 28, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/045992

Inventors:

Colleen Riley - Minneapolis MN, US
Troy Nece - Minneapolis MN, US
Roger Burgess - Eagan MN, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705026000

Abstract:

A retail system for implementing planograms includes a communications network, a central computing system, and a plurality of retail computing systems. The central computing system is configured to receive and to transmit a plurality of planograms, each planogram being associated with one retail store of a plurality of retail stores and a plurality of products to be displayed for sale at the associated retail store. Each planogram includes data indicating threshold quantities of each product of the associated plurality of products. Each retail computing system is at a corresponding one of the plurality of retail stores and is configured to receive, via the communications network, planograms associated with the corresponding retail store and to receive inventory information indicating in-stock quantities of the plurality of products associated with each planogram. Each retail computing system is also configured to provide a readiness rating value for each planogram, the readiness rating value being based on a comparison of the threshold quantities and in-stock quantities of each product associated with the planogram and being indicative of whether the planogram is ready to be implemented.