JP2002056308A - Assisting method for commodity transaction and assisting system for commodity transaction - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an assisting method for commodity transaction and its assisting system allowing both a shop and a customer to receive a benefit regardless of the operation scale of the shop. SOLUTION: The location information of a plurality of affiliated shops is registered on an affiliated shop database 13, and the information of stock commodities held in store by these affiliated shops is registered on a stock commodity database 11. An information management system 10 offers the stock commodity information to the affiliated shops or the like for presentation to customers. The information management system 10 makes reference to the stock commodity information of selected commodities and the location information of the affiliated shops, calculates the commodity transportation costs from the affiliated shops having the commodities to a selected affiliated shop, and generates and presents the delivery information including the payment estimated amounts for purchasing the commodity. This assisting system for commodity transaction can convey and deliver the registered stock commodities from the affiliated shops having them to the affiliated shop specified by the customer.

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

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[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a merchandise trading system and a supporting method for supporting the buying and selling of merchandise held in stock by a plurality of member stores.

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2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, many dealers have been improving service for customers through provision of product information using a computer network such as the Internet or mail order. For example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 10-63749, information on merchandise provided by a plurality of dealers (sellers, selling prices, detailed explanations of merchandise, etc.) is collectively registered in a database, and the merchandise information is stored in a computer network. A system that is provided to customers through is described. In this system, by using a terminal connected to a computer network, a customer can easily obtain information on products handled by many dealers. Then, it is possible to easily search for a dealer handling a desired product, compare sales prices between the stores, and the like, thereby making it easier for customers to purchase products.

[0003] Further, the above-mentioned publication describes that products registered in a database are mail-ordered through a computer network, so that a customer can purchase products from those stores without directly visiting each store. Is available.

[0004]

As described above, according to the system described in the above publication, the customer browses all the merchandise information of many dealers on a single website and selects a desired merchandise. Will be able to do it. However,
With such a system, it is difficult for a small-scale retailer with a small business to receive sufficient benefits. This is for the following reason.

[0005] In small-scale retailers, the risk of having inventory is relatively large, and it is difficult to enhance the product lineup. Also, it is difficult for a small-scale retailer to compete with a large-scale retailer capable of selling at low profits in terms of selling price. On the other hand, a small-scale store has an advantage over a large-scale store in that secondary services other than temporary services, such as enhancement of the selling price and product lineup, are satisfied.

[0006] However, in the above system, information on a large number of products handled by many dealers is handled at once.
It is limited to providing information on the selling price of the product and the product itself, and it is difficult to appeal to customers the advantages unique to a small-scale retailer as described above. For this reason, a product at a small store may be buried in a large amount of products provided by another store unless the product is original to the store that is not found at another store. Also, in mail order sales through a computer network, the secondary services become uniform, making it difficult for small-scale retailers to increase their sales in the system.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and has as its object a method of supporting the purchase and sale of merchandise that can benefit both the dealer and the customer regardless of the business scale of the dealer. And its support system.

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The means for achieving the above object and the effects thereof will be described below. The invention according to claim 1 is a method for supporting the purchase and sale of inventory items held by a plurality of member stores as inventory, wherein, for each of the inventory items of the member store, detailed information of the items, sales price information, and possession thereof. The merchandise information including the merchant information of the merchant to be registered is registered, so that the merchandise of each merchant can be checked, and the stock merchandise information of the arbitrary merchandise registered in the stock merchandise information at the time of purchasing the merchandise is checked. The delivery information is created by referring to the location information of each member store registered in advance and the stock product information of the corresponding stock product, and can be presented to the customer.

[0009] In this method, since the stock merchandise information is registered and the stock merchandise of each member store can be confirmed,
It becomes possible to present all of the stock items of each member store to the customer for sale. This inventory information includes
The information includes detailed information (for example, a product name, a product number, and a quantity) necessary for specifying a product, information on a selling price, and information on a member store that owns the product. Thereby, the customer can select a desired product from the stock products of each registered member store.

In this method, the location information of each member store is registered, and the location of the selected product can be confirmed based on the member store information included in the stock product information. It has become. Based on the information on the location of such products, delivery information at the time of purchase of inventory products, such as the delivery location of products and the estimated payment amount at the time of product purchase, is created, and it can be presented to customers. Has become.

[0011] Therefore, it becomes possible to collectively sell the stock items owned by each of the member stores. Even if each of the member stores does not have a large amount of inventory, the customers can obtain abundant products. Products can be presented and sold. Further, since the stock items can be sold through channels other than the store sales at each member store, the risk of holding the inventory is reduced, and the lineup of products at the stores can be easily enhanced.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the method for supporting the sale of goods according to the first aspect, the delivery information includes:
The determination is made based on the customer information including at least the customer location information and the member store information of the selected inventory product.

In this method, based on the customer information and the member store information of the selected stock product, the location of the customer and the product is grasped, the delivery information is created, and presented to the customer. Therefore, it is possible to set and present an appropriate delivery method according to the customer and the location of the product.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the method for supporting the sale of goods according to the first or second aspect, the delivery information includes delivery member store information for delivering a product to a customer. It is.

[0015] In this method, the member store where the product is delivered is presented to the customer. As a result, the customer can receive the product to be purchased based on the confirmation of the stock product information, not only through the member store that owns the product, but through any member store. Therefore, it becomes possible to purchase a product possessed by a remote member store that cannot be visited directly. Moreover, since the product is delivered through the member store, it is easy to enjoy after-sales services such as maintenance.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the method of supporting product sales according to the third aspect, the delivery member store is selected based on customer location information. In this method, a member store to which a product is delivered is selected according to the location information of the customer. For this reason, goods can be delivered through a member store that is convenient for the customer, such as a member store closest to the customer's location.

The invention described in claim 5 provides the invention according to claims 1-4.
The method according to any one of the above, wherein the delivery information includes information of an estimated amount of payment at the time of purchasing the product.

According to this method, the estimated amount of payment for the selected product at the time of purchasing the product is presented to the customer. At this time, this method refers to the sales price information and the member store information included in the stock product information of the selected product, and further refers to the location information of the member store, thereby delivering the transportation cost of the product. It is also possible to calculate the estimated amount of payment, including various costs. For this reason, it is possible to more easily and appropriately perform product trading based on the confirmation of the stock product information.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the method for supporting the purchase and sale of goods according to the fifth aspect, the estimated payment amount is calculated by changing the estimated amount of payment from a member store having the product to any selected member store. The calculation is made in consideration of the transportation cost.

In this method, the sales price information and the affiliated store information included in the stock product information of the selected product and the location information of the affiliated store and the selected affiliated store are further referred to, so that the merchandise of the merchandise is selected. The transportation cost is calculated, and the estimated payment amount including the transportation cost is presented to the customer. For this reason, it is possible to more easily and appropriately perform product trading based on the confirmation of the stock product information.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for supporting the purchase and sale of inventory items owned by a plurality of affiliated stores as inventory, wherein, for each of the inventory items of the affiliated stores, detailed information of the item and its selling price. Information and stock merchandise information including the merchant store information of the merchant that owns it, so that the merchandise stock of each merchant store can be confirmed, and the location information of each of the previously registered merchant stores is referred to. For the selected inventory product, the transportation cost of the corresponding product from the member store that owns it to the selected member store is automatically calculated by referring to the location information of each of the previously registered member stores, and The estimated payment amount at the time of purchase of the product is calculated in consideration of the transportation cost, the delivery information including the estimated payment amount can be presented to the customer, and the selected product is selected from the member store that owns the selected member. Transport to the store In which was set to deliver to the customer.

In this method, since the stock merchandise information is registered and the stock merchandise of each member store can be confirmed,
It is possible to provide all information on the stock items of each member store to customers. At this time, the location of the stock item selected by the customer, that is, the affiliated store having the stock item can be acquired from the affiliated store information of the inventory item information. Furthermore, from the location information (address, etc.) of each member store registered in advance, it is possible to acquire the location information of each member store where the product specified by the customer is delivered from the member store holding the inventory products. I have. For this reason, it becomes possible to automatically calculate the transportation cost of the inventory product based on the obtained location information, and further, by referring to the calculated transportation cost and the sales price information included in the inventory product information,
Estimated payment at the time of product purchase can be immediately presented to the customer.

Thus, it is possible to easily and appropriately carry the inventory goods possessed by each member store to an arbitrary member store specified by the customer and to deliver the goods at the specified member store. For this reason, even if each affiliated store does not have a large amount of stock, each affiliated store can provide abundant products to customers. In addition, each affiliated store will be able to sell its own inventory items through channels other than over-the-counter sales, reducing inventory risk and enriching the lineup of its stores. Also. In addition, since the merchandise is delivered at any member store designated by the customer, it is easy to enjoy after-sales service and the like.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the method for supporting the sale of goods according to the seventh aspect, the selection of the member store where the delivery is performed is determined based on the location information of the customer. is there.

In this method, a member store to which a product is delivered is selected according to the location information of the customer. For this reason, goods can be delivered through a member store that is convenient for the customer, such as a member store closest to the customer's location.

The invention according to claim 9 provides the invention according to claims 1 to 8
In the method for supporting the sale of goods according to any one of the above, the confirmation of the stock goods may include distributing the registered stock goods information through a computer network, and viewing the stock goods information from a terminal connected to the computer network. In this method, which was intended to be done in
As long as there is only a terminal connected to the computer network, the merchandise stock at each member store can be checked. In addition, since the stock merchandise information is distributed through a computer network, a large amount of merchandise information can be easily provided. Therefore, according to this method, it is possible to more easily and appropriately perform the above-mentioned commodity trading.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the method for supporting the sale of goods according to the ninth aspect, the terminals are provided at least in each of the member stores. In this method, at least the terminal is provided in each affiliated store, and in each affiliated store, the stocked goods possessed by each affiliated store can be easily confirmed. Therefore, according to this method, it becomes possible to present abundant products to customers at each of the member stores.

The invention according to claim 11 is the same as the claim 10.
In the method for supporting product sales described above, the inventory product information can be registered through a terminal provided in the member store.

According to this method, the inventory merchandise information can be registered through the terminal of each member store, so that the inventory merchandise information can be easily registered. The invention according to claim 12 is the invention according to claim 9
In any of the merchandise trading support methods according to any of
It is possible to notify, via the terminal, an intention to purchase a product registered with the stock product information.

[0030] In the above method, through a terminal connected to the computer network, a request for an order, a business negotiation, or the like can be made for the inventory goods held by each of the registered member stores.
You will be able to notify your purchase will. For this reason, it is possible to more easily and appropriately perform the above-mentioned commodity trading.

The invention according to claim 13 is the invention according to claims 9 to
12. The method according to any one of the items 12, wherein the selection of the stock product and the designation of the member store that delivers the selected stock product to the customer are performed through the terminal. The delivery information including the information of the estimated payment amount in consideration of the transportation cost of the product from the member store having the stock product to the designated member store is presented through the terminal.

In this method, by selecting a stock product and specifying a member store to deliver the product through a terminal connected to the computer network, the estimated payment at the time of product purchase is presented through the terminal. become. Therefore, it is possible to more easily and appropriately perform the above-mentioned commodity trading.

The invention according to claim 14 is the invention according to claims 9 to
13. The method according to any one of the thirteenth aspect, wherein the computer network is the Internet.

According to this method, the above-described method can be easily realized by using the Internet as the computer network. According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the merchandise trading support method according to any one of the first to fourteenth aspects, wherein a financing is provided to each of the member stores so that the merchandise is purchased in stock, and The loan is secured.

According to this method, the member store can receive a loan with the product to be purchased as collateral, so that it is possible to easily expand the product lineup. According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, in the method of supporting a commodity sale according to any one of the first to fifteenth aspects, unique identification information for each individual inventory item is registered in the inventory information. It is.

In this method, since the unique identification information for each individual stock item is registered together with the stock item information, it is possible to grasp the history of each stock item, and to manage the products more easily and reliably. Will be able to do it.

The invention according to claim 17 is characterized by the following:
16. In the merchandise trading support method according to any one of 16, the settlement processing of the merchandise trading based on the confirmation of the registered inventory merchandise information is performed collectively regardless of the location of the inventory merchandise.

According to this method, settlement of merchandise sales based on confirmation of the inventory merchandise information is performed in an integrated manner regardless of the location of the inventory merchandise. For this reason, as described above, it is possible to easily and reliably perform the settlement processing of merchandise sales involving a plurality of member stores in merchandise sales.

The invention according to claim 18 is a product trading support system for supporting the buying and selling of stock items owned by a plurality of member stores as inventory, wherein the detailed information of the stock items of each of the member stores is provided. A stock merchandise database in which stock merchandise information including sales price information and member store information having the merchandise is registered, a member store database in which the location information of each merchant is registered, and the stock merchandise information are provided. Product information providing means and, for any of the inventory items registered in the inventory item information, the delivery information at the time of purchase of the inventory item, by referring to the location information of each of the member stores and the inventory item information of the corresponding item. And delivery information providing means for creating and providing the delivery information.

In this configuration, the stock merchandise information registered in the stock merchandise database is provided.
Inventory products possessed by each member store can be presented to customers collectively. In addition, the delivery information created by referring to the stock product information and the location information of each member store registered in the member store database is provided. For this reason, each merchant can collectively sell the inventory products owned by each merchant, and present abundant merchandise to customers even if each merchant does not have a large amount of inventory. Then you can sell it. Further, since the stock items can be sold through channels other than the store sales at each member store, the risk of holding the inventory is reduced, and the lineup of products at the stores can be easily enhanced.

The invention according to claim 19 is the invention according to claim 18.
In the merchandise trading support system described above, the delivery information is created based on at least customer information including customer location information and the stocked merchandise information.

In this configuration, based on the customer information and the member store information of the selected stock product, the location of the customer and the product is grasped, the delivery information is created, and presented to the customer. For this reason, it is possible to set an appropriate delivery method according to the location of the customer and the product and present the same to the customer.

The invention according to claim 20 is the invention according to claim 18.
Alternatively, in the merchandise trading support system according to Item 19, the delivery information includes delivery member store information for delivering the product when the product is purchased.

In this configuration, the member store where the product is delivered is presented to the customer. As a result, the customer can receive the product to be purchased based on the confirmation of the stock product information, not only through the member store that owns the product, but through any member store. Therefore, it becomes possible to purchase a product possessed by a remote member store that cannot be visited directly. Moreover, since the product is delivered through the member store, it is easy to enjoy after-sales services such as maintenance.

Further, the invention of claim 21 provides the invention of claim 18.
20. In the merchandise trading support system according to any one of the items 20 to 20, the delivery information includes an estimated payment amount at the time of purchasing the merchandise.

In this configuration, the estimated amount of payment for the selected product at the time of purchasing the product is presented to the customer. At this time, by referring to the sales price information and the member store information included in the stock product information of the selected product, and further referring to the location information of the member store, various costs for delivery such as transportation cost of the product can be obtained. It is also possible to calculate the estimated amount of payment including such as. For this reason, it is possible to more easily and appropriately perform product trading based on the confirmation of the stock product information.

The invention of claim 22 provides the invention of claim 21
In the merchandise trading support system described above, the estimated payment amount is determined for the selected inventory product in consideration of the transportation cost of the product from the member store that owns the selected stock item to the selected member store. Things.

In this configuration, the sales price information and the member store information included in the stock product information of the selected product and the location information of the member store and the selected member store are further referred to, so that the product of the product can be referred to. The transportation cost is calculated, and the estimated payment amount including the transportation cost is presented to the customer. For this reason, it is possible to more easily and appropriately perform product trading based on the confirmation of the stock product information.

According to a twenty-third aspect of the present invention, in the merchandise buying and selling support system for supporting the buying and selling of stocked goods held by a plurality of member stores as stock, detailed information on the stocked goods of each member store is provided. Inventory product database in which inventory information including sales price information and member store information having the product is registered, product information providing means for providing the inventory product information, and location information of each of the member stores are registered. Means for calculating the transportation cost of the relevant merchandise from the participating merchant to the selected merchant for the selected merchandise database, and purchasing the goods taking into account the calculated transportation cost A delivery information providing means for creating and providing delivery information including an estimated amount of payment at the time of delivery, and a selection of merchandise from which the selected inventory product is held. Is intended and a transport instruction means for instructing the transport of up to the merchant.

In this configuration, since information on the inventory items owned by each affiliated store registered in the inventory database is provided, the inventory items of each affiliated store can be presented to the customer in a lump. This stock product information includes detailed information necessary for product identification such as product name, product number, quantity, size, etc., for example, sales price information such as store price at the member store, and possession of the product. Includes member store information.

Further, it is possible to acquire the member store information of the stock merchandise information, and further obtain the location information (address and the like) of the member store and the selected delivery member store from the member store database. Then, based on the acquired location information, it is possible to calculate the transportation cost of the corresponding product from the member store having the stock product to the member store designated by the customer.

That is, in this configuration, the customer can select an arbitrary product from the presented merchandise items of all the member stores and receive the product at the specified member store. In addition, since the transportation cost of the inventory product at that time can be automatically calculated, the payment estimate at the time of product purchase is based on the transportation cost calculated in that way and the selling price information included in the inventory product information. The amount can be presented to the customer immediately.

Thus, it is possible to easily and appropriately carry the inventory goods owned by each affiliated store to an arbitrary affiliated store designated by the customer and deliver the goods at the designated affiliated store. For this reason, even if each affiliated store does not have a large amount of stock, each affiliated store can provide abundant products to customers. In addition, each affiliated store will be able to sell its own inventory items through channels other than over-the-counter sales, reducing inventory risk and enriching the lineup of its stores. Also. In addition, since the merchandise is delivered at any member store designated by the customer, it is easy to enjoy after-sales service and the like.

The invention according to claim 24 is the invention according to claim 22.
24. The merchandise trading support system according to 23, further comprising a selection unit for selecting a member store to which the delivery is performed based on the location information of the customer.

In this configuration, a member store to which a product is delivered is selected according to the location information of the customer. For this reason, goods can be delivered through a member store that is convenient for the customer, such as a member store closest to the customer's location.

The twenty-fifth aspect of the present invention provides the eighteenth aspect.
24. The merchandise trading support system according to any one of items 24 to 24, wherein the merchandise information providing means and the delivery information providing means distribute and provide information through a computer network to terminals connected to the network. It is.

In this configuration, as long as there is only a terminal connected to the computer network, the information on the stock items and the delivery information of each member store can be easily obtained, and the above-mentioned sales and purchase of the products can be more easily and appropriately performed. Will be able to do it.

The invention according to claim 26 is the invention according to claim 25.
In the commodity trading support system described above, the delivery information providing means responds to the terminal selecting the inventory product and specifying a member store that delivers the selected inventory product to a customer. And delivering the delivery information including the information of the estimated payment amount at the time of product purchase in consideration of the transportation cost of the corresponding inventory product from the affiliated store having the selected inventory product to the designated affiliated store to the terminal. Is what you do.

In this configuration, by selecting a stock product and specifying a member store to deliver the product through a terminal connected to the computer network, the selected stock product can be transported at the designated member store. The cost is calculated, and the estimated amount of payment at the time of purchasing the product in consideration of the transportation cost is presented through the terminal. For this reason, it is possible to more easily and appropriately perform the above-mentioned commodity trading.

The invention according to claim 27 provides the invention according to claim 25.
Alternatively, in the merchandise trading support system according to Item 26, the terminal is provided at least in each of the member stores.

In this configuration, since the terminal is provided in each member store, each member store can present and sell the stock items of all the member stores to the customer. According to a twenty-eighth aspect of the present invention, in the merchandise trading support system according to the twenty-seventh aspect, an information management means for registering and updating the stock product information in the stock database through an operation from the terminal is further provided. It is.

In this configuration, the registration and update of the stock product information can be performed at the terminal provided at each member store, and the maintenance of the stock product information becomes easy. Claim 2
According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the merchandise trading support system according to any one of the twenty-fifth to twenty-eighth aspects, the merchandise trading support system further includes a receiving unit that receives a notification of an intention to purchase the stocked commodity from the terminal.

With this configuration, it is possible to receive a notification of an intention to purchase stocked goods, such as an order from a terminal or a negotiation request. For this reason, it is possible to make the above-mentioned commodity trading more convenient.

The invention according to claim 30 is the invention according to claim 25.
30. In the merchandise trading support system according to any one of Items 29 to 29, the computer network is the Internet.

In this configuration, the use of the Internet as the computer network facilitates the realization of the merchandise trading support system. Claim 31
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in the merchandise trading support system according to any one of claims 18 to 30, a settlement for merchandise trading performed based on provision of stock merchandise information by the merchandise information providing means is collectively processed. It further comprises a settlement means.

In this configuration, for example, since the settlement processing is performed in an integrated manner by the representative of the member store organization or the operating organization, it is possible to easily and appropriately perform the product purchase and sale involving a plurality of member stores as described above. become.

The invention according to claim 32 is the invention according to claim 18.
31. In the merchandise trading support system according to any one of Items 31 to 31, the stock merchandise information further includes unique identification information for each of the stock merchandise.

In this configuration, since unique identification information for each individual stock item is registered together with the stock information, product management can be performed more easily and reliably, for example, the history of each stock item can be easily grasped. Will be able to do it.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a merchandise trading support system in a member store organization that sells motorcycles. Sale of new used motorcycles and their parts is mainly carried out through motorcycle dealers. As a form of sales at such a motorcycle dealer, a so-called inventory sale in which the dealer buys a product to be sold at the store is common. Since small-sized motorcycle dealers handle relatively expensive products, it is difficult to secure sufficient inventory and expand the lineup at stores. Here, a description will be given of a case where the present invention is applied to the support of product sales and purchases performed through a member store organization constituted by such motorcycle dealers.

As shown in FIG. 1, the member store organization includes a plurality of motorcycle dealers (member stores) that have joined the organization, an operating company that supervises the organization, and merchandise purchase and sale in the organization by being entrusted by the operating company. It is composed of Internet companies that manage and operate a system for supporting the Internet.

In this affiliated store organization, commodities (stock items) possessed by each affiliated store as stock are registered and managed collectively. Then, the registered inventory product can be sold not only at the store that owns the inventory product but also through other affiliate stores and Internet sales. In other words, the sales routes of the merchandise stocks of the merchant stores include (I) merchant stores that have stock, that is, store sales at own stores, (II) sales at other merchant stores, and (III) Internet sales. We are trying to establish three sales channels.

Among them, the above (II) and (II) other than the store sales
The selling of goods through the route of I) is performed by the operating company. That is, the above (II) (II
The business, such as negotiations with customers, settlement of goods, and arranging goods transportation in the product sales through the route I), are performed by the operating company.

The operating company supports merchandise sales at the member stores through these activities, and collects member store registration fees from the member stores as compensation. Here, the operating company collects a predetermined amount monthly from each member store as such a member store registration fee.

The management company also performs business related to organization management, such as recruitment of member stores and approval of member applications. In this embodiment, a dealer who is approved by the operating company and registered as a member store is provided with a fund from the operating company to purchase stock products. The operating company has set a security interest in the products purchased by the member stores using the payment. As a result, even a store that does not have sufficient capital can start operating as a member store with sufficient inventory.

Next, the configuration of a system for supporting product sales activities in such a member store organization will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, this support system has an information management system 10 at its core. The information management system 10 uses the Internet 15
It is configured as a computer system having a function as a website (web server) for managing the homepage of the affiliated store organization distributed through the website. The information management system 10 also has a function as a mail server that manages e-mails sent and received among member stores, operating companies, and customers.

Further, the information management system 10 is provided with databases 11 to 13 in which various kinds of information on merchandise sales in the member store organization are registered, and also manages them. In the member store database 12, address information of each registered member store is registered. This address information is used for calculating the cost of transporting the goods between the member stores.

Further, in the product database 13, detailed catalog-like information (product information) such as specifications for products (motorcycles, parts, etc.) traded through the sales organization is registered for each vehicle type and part. The merchandise information registered in the merchandise database 13 is created by an operating company based on information provided by motorcycle and parts manufacturers.

Further, in the stock database 11, information on merchandise held by each member store as stock (stock merchandise information) is registered. In the stock product information, information (detailed information) about the details of the stock product, such as the model name of the motorcycle, the model year, the body color, and the image of the motorcycle taken using a digital camera is registered. It has become so. For used car motorcycles,
As the detailed information, information on the traveling distance, the state of the vehicle body, and the like is also registered. In addition, detailed information such as specifications of custom motorcycles that have been independently modified by member stores and the like are also registered.

Further, in the stock product information, information such as a member store name and a store sales price as location information of the stock product is also registered. In addition, information on the presence or absence of a negotiation is also registered in the stock product information, so that it is possible to confirm whether the product is under negotiation.

Further, identification information unique to each product, such as a chassis number of a motorcycle, is also registered together with the stock product information. This allows
Even if the vehicle type is the same, each product can be managed separately for each individual.

On the other hand, the operating company is provided with an accounting system 18 and a settlement database 19. The accounting system 18 is configured as a computer system for accounting processing such as settlement (purchase of a fee from a customer and distribution of the sales profit) in the sale of goods performed through the operating company. In the settlement database 19, various information related to such accounting processing is registered. The accounting system 18 is connected to the information management system 10 through a dedicated line, and can exchange information with each other.

On the other hand, each member store has a terminal 16 accessible to the information management system 10 through the Internet 15. Terminal 1 of each member store
No. 6 is provided from the operating company to each member store at the time of member store registration. The terminal 16 of the member store includes a display device (display or the like) for displaying information distributed from the information management system 10 through the Internet 15. The terminal 16 also has a function as a cash drawer used for accounting in over-the-counter sales, a printer function for printing a receipt, and the like.

Further, the registration and update of the stock product information in the stock database 11 can be performed through the terminal 16 of the member store. This is the terminal 1 of the member store
At 6, the user inputs various necessary information as described above, and the information management system 1
This is done by sending it to 0. As a result, registration and update of the stock product information can be easily performed at each member store.

In the support system configured as described above, the information management system 10 provides information registered in the stock database 11 and the commodity database 13 through the Internet 15. Such information provision is performed by accessing a website of the member store organization managed by the information management system 10. Therefore, information can be viewed on the website of the member store organization not only from the terminal 16 of each member store but also from any terminal 17 connected to the Internet 15.

The terminal 16 of the affiliated store is configured to automatically access the website of the affiliated store organization when the terminal 16 is activated. At this time, the terminal 16 of the member store transmits identification information (such as an identification code) unique to each member store to the information management system 10. By performing authentication using the identification information, the information management system 10 distinguishes the accessed member store. Further, the information management system 10 distinguishes between access from a member store and access from a non-member store depending on whether or not identification information is transmitted at the time of access. The information management system 10 selects and provides information according to the access partner.

This website allows the user to browse detailed information on each vehicle type and parts created on the basis of information provided by the manufacturer and registered in the product database 13. Requests for materials such as catalogs of these products can also be made through this website.

Further, on this web site, the stock merchandise information of each member store registered in the stock database 11 can be browsed collectively. The stock product information is screen information in a format as exemplified in FIG.
The information is displayed on the display devices of the terminals 16 and 17.

In the screen display example shown in FIG. 2, serial numbers (article numbers) are assigned to the respective stocked products, and for each stocked product, an image (a photograph of the product taken by a digital camera), a vehicle model name Detailed information of the stocked items such as, year, and body color is displayed as a list.

In this example, the name of the member store having the stock is not displayed. For this reason, the customer can purchase the product without being conscious of the location of the product. However, when the terminal is accessed from the terminal 16 of each member store, the name of the member store is displayed together with the items owned by the store as stock, as shown in the column of the item number "002" in FIG. This makes it possible to clearly distinguish the inventory of the own store from the inventory of other member stores.

In this example, the merchandise currently in negotiation is displayed together with the merchandise as shown in the column of the merchandise number "003" in FIG. Further, in the present embodiment, “quotation” and “negotiation”
Buttons are displayed. In the state where the screen is displayed, the user operates the buttons by clicking the mouse or the like on the terminals 16 and 17 to calculate the estimated payment amount at the time of purchasing the product or request a negotiation on the product. Can be done.

When the “estimate” button is operated, the terminal 1
On the display devices 6 and 17, a screen for designating a member store to deliver goods is displayed. When this operation is performed on the terminal 16 of the member store, the member store is designated as the delivery location of the product by default. When a member store is designated at the terminals 16 and 17, the information management system 10 refers to the stock product information of the corresponding stock product in the stock database 11,
The name of the member store that owns the product and the selling price are acquired.

[0093] The information management system 10 refers to the member store database 12 to obtain the location information of the member store possessing the product and the location information of the designated member store, and obtains the location information. Calculate the cost of transporting the merchandise between both member stores based on the This calculation is performed, for example, by referring to a table for calculating the transportation cost stored in the information management system 10 in advance.

Thereafter, the information management system 10 creates an estimated payment amount at the time of purchasing the relevant product based on the transportation cost calculated here and the acquired sales price information. This estimate includes various costs such as a registration fee in addition to the selling price of the product and the transportation cost calculated above. Then, the information management system 10 uses the created quotation as screen information of the homepage, and displays the terminal 16, 17 for which the request was made.
Reply to.

On the other hand, when the "negotiation" button is operated, a screen for inputting the contact information of the customer who has requested the negotiation is displayed on the display devices of the terminals 16 and 17. Here, at the terminals 16 and 17, according to the instructions on the screen,
When contact information such as a mail address, a telephone number, and a fax number is input, the information is transmitted to the information management system 10 as, for example, an electronic mail. The operating company will use the contact information sent in this way to
The customer is contacted, and business negotiations can be advanced through direct negotiations between the customer and the operating company. The same applies to the case where a business request is made through the terminal 16 of the member store. In some cases, even if the member store acts as an intermediary for negotiations between the customer and the operating company, the business negotiation is basically made. Proceeds between the customer and the operating company.

[0096] For a product already under negotiation, the operation of this "negotiation" button is prohibited, or the request is refused during the negotiation with another customer in response to the operation of the button. A screen may be displayed. In addition, asking the customer whether or not to wait for the cancellation of such a product under negotiation, if the customer waits for the cancellation, it will be possible to negotiate with the customer without closing the negotiation, When it is established, the customer may be notified to that effect.

[0097] Further, on this website, it is possible to search for stocked goods registered in the stock database 11. This can be performed by accessing the homepage of the product search screen of the same website from the terminals 16 and 17. When search conditions such as a model name, a model year, and a selling price are input on the product search screen, the information management system 10 sets the inventory database 1
Based on each stock product information registered in 1, products matching the conditions are extracted, and screen information for displaying a list of information of the extracted stock products is transmitted to the terminals 16 and 17. Thereby, in the terminals 16 and 17,
Necessary products can be easily searched.

[0098] In such a product search, a member store that performs product delivery is specified along with the above conditions, the transport cost of each extracted product is calculated, and the transport cost or the payment cost is calculated together with the search result (stock product information). The estimated amount may be presented together. In addition, when a plurality of products are confirmed as stocks of different member stores by the search, the payment amount at the time of purchasing the product is calculated for each product, and the inventory product information is obtained only for the product with the minimum payment amount. It may be presented.

As described above, the member store organization sells the merchandise stock of each member store through the three sales channels (I) to (III). Subsequently, the details of the merchandise trading mode on each of these routes will be described.

(I) Over-the-counter sales at affiliated stores When an inventory product owned by an affiliated store is sold at the over-the-counter store, the affiliated store handles all the merchandise purchases and purchases. , Merchandise is sold regardless of the affiliated store organization. That is, in this case, settlement such as negotiation with the customer or collection of the fee from the customer is performed solely by the member store, and all the sales are obtained from the member store.

In this case, however, it is necessary to update the stock product information registered in the stock database 11 according to the progress of the negotiation. For example, when there is a request for negotiation from a customer for the stock product in the own store, it is necessary to update the stock product information of the corresponding product through the terminal 16 to indicate that the negotiation is currently under way. As described above, such an update is reflected on the display screen of the stock product information distributed by the information management system 10, and the request for negotiations on the corresponding product from another sales channel is frozen.

Also, when the sale of the stock product is completed,
It is necessary to update the stock product information of the product. In the present embodiment, when performing accounting, the identification information of the stock product is input to the terminal 16 of the member store. And
Upon completion of the transaction, information indicating that the sale of the product is completed is automatically transmitted from the terminal 16 to the information management system 10. Thereby, the information management system 10 performs processing so that the information of the product is not displayed on the display screen of the distributed stock product information.
Here, the stock merchandise information (or a part thereof) of the corresponding merchandise is moved from the stock database 11 to another database (not shown) and stored in the other database. By storing the information of the stocked product that has been sold in this way, the history of the product can be confirmed at a later date. For example, when the product is brought back to one of the member stores as a used car or for maintenance or the like, information about the product can be extracted and used.

(II) Sales at Other Member Stores As described above, in this embodiment, the inventory database 11
Can be confirmed on the terminal 16 of the member store. As a result, the member store can present and sell the information of the products to the customers, not only for the stock items owned by the own store but also for the stock items of other member stores. FIG. 3 shows an example of a commodity trading mode in such a case.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the customer accesses the member store A (S10), if the product desired by the customer (the desired product) is not in the stock of the member store A,
Using the terminal 16 of the member store, it is checked whether or not the product is in stock at another member store. This survey,
The search is instructed from the terminal 16 of the member store A (S20), and the information management system 10 searches the stock product information of the stock database 11 for a product desired by the customer (S30). Here, it is assumed that such a search confirms that the merchandise desired by the customer is in the stock of another member store B. At this time, the information management system 10 acquires the inventory item information of the confirmed item (S40), and transmits the search result, that is, the acquired inventory item information to the terminal 16 of the member store A (S50). As a result, information on the product (stock product information) is displayed on the terminal 16 of the member store A.

Here, if the customer requests the estimated payment amount at the time of purchasing the confirmed inventory product, the member store A checks the terminal 16
With the operation described above, the own shop A is designated as a member shop for delivering the product, and then an instruction for creating a quote is transmitted to the information management system 10 (S60). As described above, the information management system 10 acquires the location information of the designated member store A and the member store B possessing the corresponding product from the member store database 12 (S70). Then, the information management system 10 calculates the transportation cost of the corresponding product from the member store B to the member store A based on the location information (S80), and calculates the calculated transportation cost and the sales price information of the corresponding product acquired earlier. Based on
The estimated payment amount is created and transmitted to the terminal 16 of the member store A (S90). The member store A presents the transmitted quotation to the customer.

After confirming this estimate, if the customer wishes to purchase the product, the member store A sends
Request business negotiations from the operating company. The following procedures, including business negotiations, will be performed by the operating company.

When a negotiation is concluded between the customer and the operating company, the settlement is performed using the settlement function of the operating company (S100). That is, the customer pays the fee to the operating company. As a settlement method at this time, for example, a credit card, bank account transfer, postal money order, debit card, or the like is used. The processing related to these settlements is controlled by the operating company using the accounting system 18.

When the settlement is made, the operating company instructs the transport company to transport the relevant product from the member store B to the member store A (S110), and the product is transported by the transport company (S120). ). The customer receives the goods thus conveyed to the member store A through the member store A (S130).

In the merchandise trading performed in this way, the affiliated store B having the relevant merchandise is compensated for at least the cost of the merchandise (the price at the time of purchase). In the present embodiment, the profits obtained through the purchase and sale of the products are distributed to the operating company, the member store A accessed by the customer, and the member store B having the stock products. Here, such distribution is performed by transfer to a bank account (S140). The processing related to such profit distribution is managed by the operating company using the accounting system 18.

(III) Sales on the Internet In this embodiment, the stock merchandise information of each member store can be confirmed from a general terminal 17 connected to the Internet 15, that is, from a terminal 17 outside the member store organization. It has become. In addition, from such an external terminal 17, it is possible to check the estimated payment amount at the time of product purchase and to request a negotiation. For this reason, stock products of each member store can be bought and sold through the Internet 15 from other stores. FIG.
An example of a commodity trading mode in such a case is shown.

When purchasing a product through the Internet 15, the customer first accesses the website of the member store organization from the terminal 17, and connects the terminal 17 to the information management system 10. Then, in accordance with an instruction from the terminal 17, the customer causes the information management system 10 to search for information on a desired product from the stock product information registered in the stock database 11 (S210). Information management system 10
Acquires information on the searched product (stock product information) (S220) and transmits it to the terminal 17 via the Internet 15 (S230). As a result, information on a desired product is displayed on the terminal 17 operated by the customer.

Here, when the customer requests an estimated payment amount for the product at the time of purchase, the terminal 17 specifies a member store to receive the product, and performs a predetermined operation to make the terminal 17 Transmits the estimate creation instruction to the information management system 10 (S240). The information management system 10 stores the location information of the affiliated store B having the relevant product identified by the affiliated store name information included in the inventory product information of the applicable product and the location of the affiliated store A specified by the customer through the terminal 17 in the affiliated store database 12. To get from.
Then, the information management system 10 calculates the transportation cost of the corresponding product from the member store B to the member store A based on the location information (S260). And the information management system 1
0 creates the estimate based on the selling price information included in the stock product information and the transportation cost calculated here;
7 Thus, the estimated payment amount at the time of product purchase is displayed on the terminal 17 operated by the customer.

If the customer wishes to purchase a product after confirming the estimate, the customer requests a business negotiation from the terminal 17 to the operating company as described above. Then, a business negotiation is concluded between the customer and the operating company, the customer pays the fee to the operating company (S270), and if the settlement for the sale of the product is made, the operating company moves from the member store B to the member store A. The transportation company is instructed to transport the goods to the transportation company (S280), and the transportation company performs the transportation of the goods (S290).

In this way, the customer receives the purchased merchandise through the designated member store A (S30).
0). In addition, the operating company is a member store B that owns the product.
The settlement of the cost of the product to the member store and the distribution of profits to the member store B and the member store A that has delivered the product are settled through a bank account transfer or the like (S310).

According to this embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained. (1) In this embodiment, for the merchandise stock of each member store,
Inventory product information including the detailed information of the product, sales price information, and information on the member store that owns the product is registered in the stock product database 11 and provided to customers, member stores, and the like. Further, the location information of each member store is registered in the member store database 13. Then, an estimated payment amount at the time of product purchase created with reference to the registered information is provided to customers, member stores, and the like. Therefore, abundant products can be presented to customers and sold. In addition, the merchandise stores in each member store can be managed efficiently, and the risk of holding stock can be reduced. As a result, it is also easy to enhance the product lineup at each member store.

(2) In this embodiment, the merchandise of each affiliated store registered in the inventory merchandise database 11 is conveyed to an arbitrary affiliated store selected from the affiliated stores holding the merchandise.
Handing over to customers. For this reason, the customer can receive goods through a convenient affiliated store such as the nearest affiliated store. Moreover, since the product is delivered through the member store, it is easy to enjoy after-sales services such as maintenance.

(3) In the present embodiment, the information management system 10 refers to the inventory merchandise information and the location information of each affiliated store, from the affiliated store having the selected inventory merchandise to the selected affiliated store. The cost of transporting the product is calculated, the estimated payment at the time of purchasing the product is obtained, and the estimated value is provided.
For this reason, it becomes possible to immediately present the estimated payment amount at the time of purchase of the selected stock item to the customer.

(4) In the present embodiment, the above-mentioned stock merchandise information and information on the estimated amount of payment are distributed via the Internet 15 which is a kind of computer network, and are transmitted to the customer via the terminals 16 and 17 connected to the network. And member stores. Therefore, information about a large number of products can be provided easily and quickly. In addition, since such information is provided to the general public via the Internet 15, it is possible to purchase the product by checking the information from any place, not limited to each member store.

(5) In the present embodiment, the terminal 16 capable of checking the stock product information is provided at each member store. As a result, each member store can easily check stock items of other member stores, and each member store can present and sell abundant products to customers.

(6) In this embodiment, the terminal 1 of each member store
From 6, it is possible to perform maintenance of the stock product information such as registering the information on the stock products of the own store in the stock product database 11 and updating the information. This facilitates maintenance of the stock product information.

(7) In this embodiment, the terminal 1 of each member store
6 and an arbitrary terminal 17 connected to the Internet 15, it is possible to make a request for negotiations on the stock items registered in the stock item database 11. Thereby, it becomes easy to buy and sell the registered stock items.

(8) In the present embodiment, by selecting a stocked product at the terminals 16 and 17 and designating a delivery member store of the product, from the member store possessing the product to the designated delivery member store The estimated payment amount at the time of product purchase in consideration of the transportation cost is presented to the terminals 16 and 17. As a result, it is possible to more easily and appropriately buy and sell the registered stock items.

(9) In the present embodiment, such a terminal 1
The exchange of information between the information management systems 6 and 17 and the information management system 10 is performed using the Internet 15. This facilitates the construction of a system for supporting the sale of goods.

(10) In the present embodiment, unique identification information for each product is registered together with the stock product information. As a result, it becomes possible to manage the products more easily and appropriately, for example, it is possible to manage the history of the stock products for each individual.

(11) In the present embodiment, the settlement of merchandise sales based on the provision of inventory merchandise information from the information management system 10, that is, the settlement of merchandise sales through the sales channels (II) and (III) is performed. Regardless of the affiliation of the stock items, the management company controls it. For this reason, it becomes possible to easily and appropriately perform the settlement processing of merchandise sales, which becomes complicated due to the involvement of the two affiliated stores, the affiliated store having inventory and the affiliated store delivering goods.

(12) In the present embodiment, various procedures related to product sales based on the provision of inventory product information from the information management system 10 are operated, such as the business company also performing negotiations with customers and arranging product transportation. The company takes the lead. For this reason, it becomes possible to smoothly proceed with various procedures related to the purchase and sale of commodities that are complicated by a plurality of member stores. In addition, the burden on each member store for buying and selling such products can be reduced, and the member stores can be further focused on over-the-counter sales at their own stores.

(13) In the present embodiment, the operating company provides a loan to a registered member store, and sets stock items purchased using the loan as collateral for the loan. As a result, each member store can enhance the product lineup without taking risks.

The above-described embodiment can be modified as follows. In the above embodiment, the customer specifies the merchant that will deliver the product. However, based on the customer's location information such as the address, the area code of the telephone number, the postal code, etc. Alternatively, a member store that is convenient for the customer may be selected as a delivery member store and presented to the customer. In this case, the delivery member store can be appropriately set even if the customer does not know the location of the member store. If the information management system 10 automatically selects such a delivery member store by comparing the location information input by the customer with the location information of each member store registered in the member store database 13, Commodity trading can be made more convenient.

Further, the customer has the information management system 1
If the user is a pre-registered user who uses various information services of No. 0, the customer information of the corresponding pre-registered customer is searched from the member information (information such as a customer name, a login ID, and a password) at the time of login. It is also possible to acquire customer information such as an address and a telephone number from the customer information and to simplify the input operation on the terminal.

In the above embodiment, the information management system 1
Although the configuration is such that the terminal 0 and each of the terminals 16 and 17 are connected through the Internet 15, the configuration of the computer network in the system is arbitrary, for example, the system 10 and the terminal 16 of each member store are connected by a dedicated line. In addition, the information management system 10 related to the sale of goods
Each of the terminals 16 and 17 may perform a part of the processing of the above.

[0131] Also, the transmission and reception of the above-mentioned various information related to the sale of goods is performed by facsimile without using a computer network.
Or the like. In addition, locations other than the motorcycle dealers (member stores) that sell the products at stores may be set as locations where the products are delivered. For example, a delivery center that does not perform over-the-counter sales but only delivers products may be provided and set as a product delivery location. Even in such a case, if the location information of such a place is registered in the member store database 13, the same as in the case where the member store is set as the delivery place, the calculation of the transportation cost and the presentation of the estimated payment amount and the delivery of the product to the customer are performed. Can be sold.

As the location information, any information such as an address, a region code, an area code, a postal code, etc., which can specify the location can be used. -The details of the sale of goods in the above-described embodiment, for example, the manner of profit distribution and the manner of presenting information may be arbitrarily changed. In short, register and provide inventory information of each merchant store, and also provide delivery information created based on the registered location information of each merchant store and its inventory product information, and provide them. If it can be presented to the customer, it becomes possible to manage and sell the inventory goods owned by each of the member stores.

It is needless to say that such support for buying and selling products is not limited to the buying and selling of motorcycles and the like described in the above embodiment, but can be applied to the buying and selling of arbitrary products. In addition, since the merchandise trading support method and support system of the present invention can manage and sell the stock of each store in a unified manner and reduce the risk of stock, a small-scale store with a small business scale that makes it difficult to enhance the product lineup. By targeting, more preferable effects can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram schematically showing the entire configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display screen of stock product information.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a sales mode of a product.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a sales mode of a product.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 information management system, 11 stock database, 1
2 ... member store database, 13 ... product database, 1
5: Internet, 16: Member store terminal, 17: Terminal, 18: Accounting system, 19: Payment database.

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Claims (32)

[Claims] 1. A method for supporting the purchase and sale of inventory items owned by a plurality of affiliated stores as inventory, wherein, for each inventory item of the affiliated store, detailed product information, sales price information, and the affiliated store possessing the same. In addition to registering the inventory information including the affiliated store information of each of the affiliated stores, the inventory items of each affiliated store can be confirmed, and the delivery information at the time of purchase of the inventory items for any inventory items registered in the inventory item information is A merchandise trading support method, wherein the merchandise merchandise is created by referring to the location information of each member store registered in advance and the stock merchandise information on the corresponding stock merchandise and can be presented to the customer. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said delivery information is determined based on customer information including at least customer location information and said member store information of a selected stock product. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the delivery information includes delivery member store information for delivering a product to a customer. 4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the delivery member store is selected based on customer location information. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said delivery information includes information on an estimated payment amount when purchasing the product. 6. The product sales support according to claim 5, wherein the estimated payment amount is calculated in consideration of a transportation cost of a corresponding product from a member store having the product to a selected member store. Method. 7. A method for supporting the purchase and sale of inventory items owned by a plurality of affiliated stores as inventory, wherein, for each inventory item of the affiliated store, detailed information of the items, their sales price information, and the member who owns them. Each of the stock items information including the member store information of the store is registered so that the stock items of each member store can be confirmed, and the stock items selected by referring to the location information of each of the member stores registered in advance. About, automatically calculate the transportation cost of the corresponding product from the member store that owns it to the selected member store with reference to the location information of each of the previously registered member stores,
Taking into account the transportation cost, calculate the estimated payment at the time of product purchase,
The delivery information including the estimated payment amount can be presented to the customer, and the selected product is transported from the member store that owns it to the selected member store and delivered to the customer. How to support buying and selling goods. 8. The selection of the member store where the delivery is performed,
8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the method is determined based on customer location information. 9. The method for supporting the sale of goods according to claim 1, wherein the checking of the stocked goods includes distributing the registered stocked goods information through a computer network, and transmitting the stocked goods information to the computer. A merchandise trading support method, which is performed by browsing from a terminal connected to a network. 10. The method according to claim 9, wherein said terminals are provided at least in each of said member stores. 11. The method according to claim 10, wherein said stock product information can be registered through a terminal provided in said member store. 12. A method for supporting the sale of goods according to claim 9, wherein said terminal is capable of notifying the intention of purchasing the goods registered with said stock goods information through said terminal. 13. The method for supporting the sale of goods according to any one of claims 9 to 12, wherein the selection of the stocked goods and the designation of a member store that delivers the selected stocked goods to a customer are performed through the terminal. In response, the delivery information including the information of the estimated payment amount including the transportation cost of the corresponding product from the member store having the selected inventory product to the designated member store is presented through the terminal. A method for supporting the sale of goods characterized by the following. 14. The method according to claim 9, wherein the computer network is the Internet. 15. The method according to claim 1, wherein a loan is made to each of the member stores to purchase goods in stock, and the purchased goods are used as collateral for the loan. How to support buying and selling goods. 16. The inventory product information is further registered with unique identification information for each individual inventory product.
5. A method for supporting the sale of goods according to any one of 5. 17. The merchandise sales and purchase according to claim 1, wherein the settlement processing of the merchandise sales based on the confirmation of the registered inventory merchandise information is performed irrespective of the location of the inventory merchandise. How to help. 18. A merchandise trading support system for assisting the sales and purchase of stock items held as stock by a plurality of member stores, wherein, for the stock items of each of the member stores, detailed information of the item, sales price information and the item are provided. An inventory product database in which inventory product information including owned franchise information is registered, a franchise database in which location information of each of the franchisees is registered, and product information providing means for providing the inventory product information; Delivery information that is created and provided for any inventory product registered in the inventory product information by referring to the location information of each of the franchisees and the inventory product information of the corresponding product, at the time of purchase of the inventory product. A support system for buying and selling commodities, comprising: providing means. 19. The merchandise trading support system according to claim 18, further comprising a customer database in which customer information including customer location information is registered, and wherein said delivery information is stored in said customer information and said stock product information. A merchandise trading support system characterized in that it is created on the basis of: 20. The merchandise trading support system according to claim 18, wherein the delivery information includes delivery member store information for delivering the product when the product is purchased. 21. The merchandise trading support system according to claim 18, wherein said delivery information includes an estimated payment amount at the time of purchasing the merchandise. 22. The method according to claim 21, wherein the estimated payment amount is determined for the selected inventory item in consideration of the transportation cost of the item from the member store having the item to the selected member store. Product trading support system. 23. A merchandise trading support system for supporting the trading of stock items held as stock by a plurality of member stores, wherein, for each of the stock items of each of the member stores, detailed information of the item, sales price information and the item are provided. An inventory product database in which inventory product information including owned merchant information is registered, a product information providing means for providing the inventory product information, a member store database in which location information of each of the affiliated stores is registered, Includes calculation means for calculating the transportation cost of the relevant product from the member store that owns it to the selected member store for the selected inventory product, and includes the estimated payment price at the time of product purchase taking into account the calculated transportation cost A delivery information providing means for creating and providing delivery information; and transporting the selected inventory product from the member store having the same to the selected member store. Support system merchandising, characterized in that it comprises a transport instruction means for instructing. 24. The merchandise trading support system according to claim 22 or 23, further comprising a selecting means for selecting a member store to which said delivery is performed based on customer location information. system. 25. The apparatus according to claim 18, wherein said merchandise information providing means and delivery information providing means distribute and provide information to a terminal connected to the computer network via a computer network. Product trading support system. 26. The delivery information providing means, wherein the terminal selects the stock product and designates a member store that delivers the selected stock product to a customer. Delivery information including information on the estimated amount of payment at the time of purchase of a product in consideration of the transportation cost of the relevant stock product from the member store having the stock product to the designated member store, to the terminal. Claim 25
A support system for selling and selling the products mentioned. 27. The merchandise trading support system according to claim 25, wherein the terminal is provided at least in each of the member stores. 28. The merchandise trading support system according to claim 27, further comprising information management means for registering and updating said stock merchandise information in said stock database through an operation from said terminal. Product trading support system. 29. The merchandise trading support system according to claim 25, further comprising a receiving means for receiving a notification of the intention to purchase the stock merchandise from the terminal. system. 30. A merchandise trading support system according to claim 25, wherein said computer network is the Internet. 31. A merchandise trading support system according to any one of claims 18 to 30, wherein a settlement for merchandise trading performed based on provision of inventory merchandise information by said merchandise information providing means is processed in an integrated manner. A merchandise trading support system further comprising a settlement means. 32. The stock product information further includes identification information unique to each of the stock products.
33. A merchandise trading support system according to any one of the above items.