System and method of consolidated delivery of orders from multiple stores

Abstract

A system and method are disclosed for consolidating orders for fulfillment. The method includes detecting that a shopper has arrived at a shopping mall, determining and predicting items or orders that the shopper is expected to pick up or likely to purchase during a current visit to the shopping mall, determining whether the shopper is expected to participate in one or more other non-shopping activities in the shopping mall, and determining a predicted exit time of the shopper from the shopping mall, in response to determining that the shopper is expected to carry at least one bag, determining a consolidated pickup or delivery service for the items or the orders, and offer the consolidated pickup or delivery service to the shopper. The method further includes where detecting the shopper arrival is based on one or more of: smartphone location, calendar data, a manual input and the shopper's first order.

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