System and methods for discount retailing

An apparatus comprising at least one processor, a communications interface, and at least one memory, the at least one memory storing computer code that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the apparatus to:

• select, by the at least one processor of the apparatus, a merchant and a good or service offered by the merchant for presenting to a plurality of consumer devices for purchase, via a global communication network;
• receive, via the communications interface of the apparatus, from vendor's server, a tipping point, wherein the tipping point is a minimum number of consumer acceptances necessary to validate a discount offer and execute charge processing of the good or service;
• determine, by the at least one processor of the apparatus, the discount offer of the good or service for presenting to the plurality of consumer devices via the global communication network, the discount offer comprising (i) a preset period of time in which the number of the received consumer acceptances must be received and (ii) the tipping point;
• transmit, via the communications interface of the apparatus, the discount offer to the plurality of consumer devices, via the global communication network;
• calculate, by the at least one processor of the apparatus, on a rolling basis, the number of the received consumer acceptances;
• determine, at an expiration of the preset period of time via the at least one processor, whether a number of the received consumer acceptances satisfy the tipping point;
• and
• validate, by the at least one processor of the apparatus, the discount offer upon determination that the number of the received consumer acceptances, received via the global communication network, satisfy the tipping point before an expiration of preset time period.

A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions comprising program code instructions for:

• selecting, by the at least one processor of the apparatus, a merchant and a good or service offered by the merchant for presenting to a plurality of consumer devices for purchase, via a global communication network;
• receiving, via the communications interface of the apparatus, from vendor's server, a tipping point, wherein the tipping point is a minimum number of consumer acceptances necessary to validate a discount offer and execute charge processing of the good or service;
• determining, by the at least one processor of the apparatus, the discount offer of the good or service for presenting to the plurality of consumer devices via the global communication network, the discount offer comprising (i) a preset period of time in which the number of the received consumer acceptances must be received and (ii) the tipping point;
• transmitting, via the communications interface of the apparatus, the discount offer to the plurality of consumer devices, via the global communication network;
• calculating, by the at least one processor of the apparatus, on a rolling basis, the number of the received consumer acceptances;
• determine, at an expiration of the preset period of time via the at least one processor, whether a number of the received consumer acceptances satisfy the tipping point;
• and
• validating, by the at least one processor of the apparatus, the discount offer upon determination that the number of the received consumer acceptances, received via the global communication network, satisfy the tipping point before an expiration of preset time period.

A method comprising:

• selecting, by the at least one processor of the apparatus, a merchant and a good or service offered by the merchant for presenting to a plurality of consumer devices for purchase, via a global communication network;
• receiving, via the communications interface of the apparatus, from vendor's server, a tipping point, wherein the tipping point is a minimum number of consumer acceptances necessary to validate a discount offer and execute charge processing of the good or service;
• determining, by the at least one processor of the apparatus, the discount offer of the good or service for presenting to the plurality of consumer devices via the global communication network, the discount offer comprising (i) a preset period of time in which the number of the received consumer acceptances must be received and (ii) the tipping point;
• transmitting, via the communications interface of the apparatus, the discount offer to the plurality of consumer devices, via the global communication network;
• calculating, by the at least one processor of the apparatus, on a rolling basis, the number of the received consumer acceptances;
• determine, at an expiration of the preset period of time via the at least one processor, whether a number of the received consumer acceptances satisfy the tipping point;
• and
• validating, by the at least one processor of the apparatus, the discount offer upon determination that the number of the received consumer acceptances, received via the global communication network, satisfy the tipping point before an expiration of preset time period.