Methods and systems for selling products in a home improvements or commercial construction retail store
AssigneeCustom Building Products, Inc.
InventorsJohn W. McMullen, Norman C. Tracy
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Abstract
A system and method for merchandising products in a home improvement or commercial construction retail store by providing an enhanced, integrated shopping experience for customers that improves the customer's understanding of a particular home improvement or commercial construction project while introducing the seller's products adapted to perform the home improvement or commercial construction project through coordination of graphic elements such as color or number coding of the seller's products with an interactive display that conveys information regarding the project and aisle merchandising that directs the customer to the seller's products.
Claims43
A method of providing a visual display of a seller's products in a home improvement or commercial construction store, comprising:
- providing an interactive display for disseminating information in response to requests by a user, the information including information regarding a home improvement or commercial construction project and information regarding the seller's products adapted for use in performing the project, wherein the home improvement or commercial construction project is installing tile or stone and the phases of the home improvement or commercial construction project include preparing the area, setting the tile or stone, grouting the tile or stone and maintaining the installed tile or stone;
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- providing the seller's products adapted for use in performing the project, the products grouped on a plurality of shelves of the store according to the use for which the products are adapted and having indicia for identifying the seller's products;
- whereby the information disseminated by the interactive display is coordinated with the grouping of the seller's products on the shelves of the store and the indicia to facilitate selection and use of the seller's products for performing the project.
A method of providing a visual display of a seller's products in a home improvement or commercial construction retail store, comprising:
- providing a kiosk in the retail store, the kiosk having an interactive display with a touch sensitive screen for disseminating information in response to requests by a user, the information provided in a language selected by the user and including instructional presentations regarding how to perform specific phases of a tile or stone home improvement or commercial construction project and information regarding the seller's products adapted for use in performing phases of the project, wherein the home improvement or commercial construction project is installing tile or stone and the phases of the home improvement or commercial construction project include preparing the area, setting the tile or stone, grouting the tile or stone and maintaining the installed tile or stone;
- providing access to the interactive display via a home computer accessed via the Internet;
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- providing the seller's products adapted for use in performing all phases of the tile or stone project from inception to completion, the products grouped on a plurality of shelves of the retail store according to the corresponding phase of the project for which the seller's products are adapted and having indicia for identifying the seller's products with the corresponding phase of the project;
- whereby the information disseminated by the interactive display is coordinated with the grouping of the seller's products on the shelves of the retail store and the indicia to facilitate selection and use of the seller's products for performing the project.
A system for selling products in a home improvement or commercial construction store, comprising:
- an interactive display for disseminating information in response to requests by a user, the information including information regarding phases of a project and information regarding the seller's products adapted for use in performing phases of the project, wherein the project is installing tile or stone and the phases of the project include preparing the area, setting the tile or stone, grouting the tile or stone and maintaining the installed tile or stone;
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- a visual display of the seller's products adapted for use in performing phases of the project, the products grouped on a plurality of shelves of the store according to the corresponding phase of the project for which the seller's products are adapted and having indicia for identifying the seller's products with the corresponding phase of the project;
- wherein the information disseminated by the interactive display is coordinated with the grouping of the seller's products on the shelves of the store and the indicia to facilitate selection and use of the seller's products for performing the corresponding phases of the project.
A system for selling products in a home improvement or commercial construction retail store, comprising:
- a kiosk having an interactive display for disseminating information in response to requests by a user on a touch sensitive screen, the kiosk located in the retail store and the information provided in a language selected by the user and including video and textual information regarding performing the phases of a tile or stone project and information regarding the seller's products adapted for use in performing phases of the project, wherein the phases of the project include preparing the area, setting the tile or stone, grouting the tile or stone and maintaining the installed tile or stone;
- a printer that facilitates obtaining a copy of the information disseminated by the interactive display;
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- a visual display of the seller's products adapted for use in performing phases of the tile or stone project, the products grouped on a plurality of shelves of the retail store according to the corresponding phase of the project for which the seller's products are adapted and having indicia for identifying the seller's products with the corresponding phase of the project;
- wherein the information disseminated by the interactive display is coordinated with the grouping of the seller's products on the shelves of the retail store and the indicia such that the customer is directed to the location of the seller's products on the shelves of the retail store.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.