Method and system for preparing a new store for opening and operation

A method for preparing a new store for opening and operation, the method comprising:

• generating information associated with a plurality of virtual stores within a host computer based on information associated with at least one existing store, one of the plurality of virtual stores corresponds to a new store, and the information associated with the plurality of virtual stores includes information associated with opening and operation of the new store;
• storing the information associated with the plurality of virtual stores in a data structure within a storage device operatively coupled to the host computer;
• and
• transmitting the information associated with opening and operation of the new store from the storage device to a computer associated with the new store.

In a new store staging system, a processor operates in accordance with a computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium for preparing a new store for opening and operation, the computer program comprising:

• a first routine that directs the processor to generate information associated with a plurality of virtual stores based on information associated with at least one existing store, one of the plurality of virtual stores corresponds to the new store, and the information associated with the one of the plurality of virtual stores includes information associated with opening and operation of the new store;
• a second routine that directs the processor to store the information associated with the plurality of virtual stores in a data structure within the computer-readable medium;
• and
• a third routine that directs the processor to transmit the information associated with opening and operation of the new store to a computer associated with the new store.

A host computer for providing information associated with opening and operation of a new store, the host computer comprising:

• a memory including information associated with a plurality of virtual stores, one of the plurality of virtual stores corresponds to the new store, and the information associated with the plurality of virtual stores includes information associated with opening and operation of the new store;
• and
• a processor operatively coupled to the memory, the processor being operable to generate the information associated with the plurality of virtual stores and to transmit the information associated with opening and operation of the new store to a computer associated with the new store,
• wherein the information associated with opening and operation of the new store is based on information associated with at least one existing store.