Groupon, Inc.
Configuring promotions for local pickup of goods

Abstract:

Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods and computer readable media for configuring promotions for local pickup of goods. One aspect of the subject matter can be embodied in methods that include the actions of receiving, from a device of a third-party provider of items, promotion data describing a promotion submission, the promotion data including a discounted price of each of a quantity of an item that is in stock and available for customer pickup at one or more of the third-party provider's brick-and-mortar locations; receiving, from a consumer device, consumer order data for purchase of the item as specified by the promotion submission, the consumer order data including a selection of one of the third-party's brick-and-mortar locations for pickup of the item; generating instrument data describing the item; and sending, to the consumer device, the instrument data in response to finalizing the consumer's purchase of the item.