Method and system for facilitating a shopping experience

A method for facilitating performance tracking comprising:

• using a transponder to provide a transponder account identifier to a radio frequency identification reader via a radio frequency signal, said transponder operable to provide said account identifier in ISO/IEC 7816 magnetic stripe Track1/Track 2 format;
• associating the transponder account identifier with an employer account identifier to form a performance tracking request;
• communicating said performance tracking request to a point of interaction terminal;
• wherein said point of interaction terminal further communicates with a resource engine using said resource engine to facilitate tracking the performance of a resource associated with said transponder;
• and
• wherein said tracking includes at least one of management, assignment, grading, pricing, checking-out, inventorying, stocking, shipping, scoring, manipulation, tracking, control, and allocation at least one of resources, tasks, shoppers, products, and supplies.

A method for facilitating performance tracking comprising:

• facilitating receiving a transponder account identifier into a radio frequency identification reader via a radio frequency signal, said radio frequency identification reader operable to receive said account identifier in ISO/IEC 7816 magnetic stripe Track1/Track 2 format;
• facilitating associating the transponder account identifier with an employer account identifier to form a performance tracking request;
• and
• facilitating tracking the performance of a resource using said performance tracking request, wherein said tracking includes at least one of:
• management, assignment, grading, pricing, checking-out, inventorying, stocking, shipping scoring, manipulation, tracking, control, and allocation of at least one of resources, tasks, shoppers, products, and supplies.

A system for facilitating a transaction between a merchant and a consumer comprising:

• a consumer interface configured to provide a consumer identity signal configured to identify a consumer, said consumer interface including a transponder to provide a consumer identity signal to a radio frequency identification reader via a radio frequency signal, said transponder operable to provide said account identifier in ISO/IEC 7816 magnetic stripe Track 1/Track 2 format;
• a settlement administrator is configured to receive said consumer identity signal and to receive an amount owing signal indicative of an amount owing from said consumer;
• and
• wherein said settlement administrator is further configured to facilitate one or more payments between an account of said merchant and an account of said consumer upon receipt of said consumer identity signal and said amount owing signal.

A method for facilitating a transaction between a merchant and a consumer comprising:

• providing a consumer interface configured to emit a consumer identity signal configured to identify a consumer, said consumer interface including a transponder to provide said consumer identity signal to a radio frequency identification reader via a radio frequency signal, said transponder operable to provide said account identifier in ISO/IEC 7816 magnetic stripe Track1/Track 2 format;
• receiving said consumer identity signal;
• receiving an amount owing signal indicative of an amount owing from said consumer;
• and
• facilitating one or more payments between an account of said merchant and an account of said consumer.