Commerce System and Method of Controlling Commerce System Using Share Grabber to Leverage Shopping List

1 . A method of controlling a commerce system including a plurality of retailers offering products for sale, comprising:

collecting product information associated with the products;

storing the product information in a database;

providing a website for a consumer to create a shopping list with weighted preferences for product attributes;

generating an individualized discount for products on the shopping list directed to the consumer;

optimizing the shopping list with all products aggregated for one retailer based on the product information in the database, the weighted preferences for the product attributes, and the individualized discounts;

providing the optimized shopping list to the consumer to assist with purchasing decisions; and

controlling the purchasing decisions within the commerce system by enabling the consumer to select the products for purchase from the one retailer.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further including setting the individualized discount to a value less than cost for some products on the optimized shopping list.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further including setting the individualized discount based on an aggregate value of the optimized shopping list.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further including providing an aggregate savings for the optimized shopping list.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the aggregate savings is based on a save up to value.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further including determining an incremental profit based on an aggregation of the products on the optimized shopping list.

7 . A method of controlling a commerce system including a plurality of retailers offering products for sale, comprising:

collecting product information;

storing the product information in a database;

generating a shopping list with weighted preferences for product attributes;

generating a discount for products on the shopping list;

optimizing the shopping list with all products aggregated for a predetermined number of retailers based on the product information in the database, the weighted preferences for the product attributes, and the discount; and

utilizing the optimized shopping list to control purchasing decisions within the commerce system by enabling a consumer to select the products for purchase from the retailers.

8 . The method of claim 7 , further including providing a website for the consumer to create the shopping list with the weighted preferences for the product attributes.

9 . The method of claim 7 , further including:

generating a plurality of optimized shopping lists each with all products aggregated for one retailer; and

selecting one of the optimized shopping lists to patronize based on consumer preference.

10 . The method of claim 7 , further including setting the discount based on an aggregate value of the optimized shopping list.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the aggregate savings is based on a save up to value.

12 . The method of claim 7 , further including determining a net value to the consumer based on an aggregation of the products on the optimized shopping list.

13 . The method of claim 7 , further including determining an incremental profit based on an aggregation of the products on the optimized shopping list.

14 . A method of controlling a commerce system, comprising:

generating a shopping list from product information with weighted preferences for product attributes;

generating a discount for products on the shopping list;

optimizing the shopping list with all products aggregated for a retailer based on the product information, the weighted preferences for the product attributes, and the discount; and

controlling purchasing decisions within the commerce system by enabling a consumer to select the products for purchase based from the retailer on the optimized shopping list.

15 . The method of claim 14 , further including providing a website for the consumer to create the shopping list with the weighted preferences for the product attributes.

16 . The method of claim 14 , further including:

generating a plurality of optimized shopping lists each with all products aggregated for one retailer; and

selecting one of the optimized shopping lists to patronize based on consumer preference.

17 . The method of claim 14 , further including setting the discount based on an aggregate value of the optimized shopping list.

18 . The method of claim 14 , further including determining a net value to the consumer based on an aggregation of the products on the optimized shopping list.

19 . The method of claim 14 , further including determining an incremental profit based on an aggregation of the products on the optimized shopping list.

20 . A computer program product usable with a programmable computer processor having a computer readable program code embodied in a computer usable medium for controlling a commerce system including a plurality of retailers offering products for sale, comprising:

generating a shopping list from product information with weighted preferences for product attributes;

generating a discount for products on the shopping list;

optimizing the shopping list with all products aggregated for a retailer based on the product information in the database, the weighted preferences for the product attributes, and the discount; and

controlling purchasing decisions within the commerce system by enabling a consumer to select the products for purchase based from the retailer on the optimized shopping list.

21 . The computer program product of claim 20 , further including providing a website for the consumer to create the shopping list with the weighted preferences for the product attributes.

22 . The computer program product of claim 20 , further including:

generating a plurality of optimized shopping lists each with all products aggregated for one retailer; and

selecting one of the optimized shopping lists to patronize based on consumer preference.

23 . The computer program product of claim 20 , further including setting the discount based on an aggregate value of the optimized shopping list.

24 . The computer program product of claim 20 , further including determining a net value to the consumer based on an aggregation of the products on the optimized shopping list.

25 . The computer program product of claim 20 , further including determining an incremental profit based on an aggregation of the products on the optimized shopping list.

26 . A method of controlling a commerce system, comprising:

providing a database containing product information;

generating a shopping list for a consumer based on the product information;

aggregating products on the shopping list to a retailer with a discount for a portion of the products on the shopping list; and

controlling purchasing decisions within the commerce system by enabling the consumer to select the products for purchase based from the retailer on the shopping list.

27 . The method of claim 26 , further including providing a website for the consumer to create the shopping list with weighted preferences for product attributes.

28 . The method of claim 26 , further including setting the discount based on an aggregate value of the shopping list.

29 . The method of claim 26 , further including aggregating the products on the shopping list to a retailer based on the product information.

30 . The method of claim 26 , wherein the consumer determines the discount for the products on the shopping list.

31 . The method of claim 26 , further including clearing and settling the discount after a transaction between the consumer and retailer.