Allocation system and allocation program

A pick-up order allocation system for a retail store, the system comprising:

• a cart-based point-of-sale terminal including a display screen, a commodity reader, and a network connection, the cart-based point-of-sale terminal configured to accept a login of a worker member;
• and
• a store server configured to:
• accept a customer pick-up order and to store the customer pick-up order in a pick-up order list, the customer pick-up order including a list of items to be purchased and a scheduled pick-up time,
• determine whether a worker member is available to fulfill customer pick-up orders based on acceptance of the login of the worker member via the cart-based point-of-sale terminal,
• cause the display screen of the cart-based point-of-sale terminal to present information corresponding to customer pick-up orders on the pick-order list after the worker member login, and
• allocate one of the pick-up orders to the worker member after a selection operation is performed by the worker member at the cart-based point-of-sale terminal.

A pick-up order allocation method, comprising:

• accepting a customer pick-up order from a customer terminal and then storing the customer pick-up order in a pick-up order list, the customer pick-up order including a list of items to be purchased;
• determining whether a worker member is available to fulfill customer pick-up orders based on acceptance of an input of identification information corresponding to the worker member via a worker member terminal;
• after the worker member has been determined to be available, causing information to be presented on a display of the worker member terminal, the information corresponding to customer pick-up orders on the pick-order list;
• and
• in response to a selection operation at the worker member terminal by the worker member indicating a selection of one of the pick-up orders, allocating the selected one of the pick-up orders to the worker member after the selection operation is accepted at the worker member terminal.