Abstract: A shopper information processing system may include a shopper device associated with a given shopper, and a shopper information processing server. The shopper information processing server may be configured to store shopper information associated with the given shopper on a blockchain, cooperate with the shopper device to store shopper permissions for selectively accessing, on the blockchain, the shopper information, and permit at least one loyalty program to access the selected shopper information on the blockchain based upon the shopper permissions. The shopper information processing server may also be configured to generate a digital coupon based upon an amount of shopper information permitted to be selectively accessed by the at least one loyalty program, and communicate the digital coupon to the shopper device.

Abstract: A product substitution system may include a shopper device associated with a given shopper, and a product substitution server. The server may obtain descriptive purchased product data for purchased products from a retailer, and iteratively operate a natural language processing (NLP) algorithm to accept, as input thereto, the descriptive purchased product data, and generate, as output therefrom, a multi-dimensional representation of a relationship among the purchased products. The server may also, for each iteration, determine a product-to-product affinity based upon the multi-dimensional representation of the relationship, and determine a recommended substitute product for one of the products based upon the determined product-to-product affinity, and communicate the recommended substitute product to the shopper device. The server may also, for each iteration, obtain updated descriptive purchased product data for an updated plurality of purchased products from the retailer.

Abstract: A promotion processing system may include a user device associated with a given user, and a promotion processing server configured to generate promotional content. The promotional content may include a link to a given image corresponding to a digital promotion. The promotion processing server may also communicate the promotional content to the user device. The user device may communicate a request to the promotion processing server for the given image based upon the link, and communicate a user identifier associated with the given user to the promotion processing server. The promotion processing server may select the given image based upon the link and the user identifier, communicate the given image to the user device for viewing with the promotional content, and save the corresponding digital promotion to a digital wallet associated with the given user based upon the image being displayed at the user device.

Abstract: A digital promotion processing system may include a shopper device associated with a given shopper, and a promotion processing server. The server may obtain product purchase data associated with the given shopper, and generate digital promotions based upon the product purchase data, each of the plurality of digital promotions being redeemable for a corresponding product for purchase. The server may also cooperate with the shopper device to display at least two of the digital promotions as a single combined digital promotion for corresponding complementary products for purchase and having associated therewith a single input for clipping the single combined digital promotion to a digital wallet. The server may also cooperate with the shopper device to display at least one other of the digital promotions and with an associated input for clipping of the corresponding digital promotion to the digital wallet associated with the given shopper.

Abstract: A digital promotion processing system may include a shopper device associated with a given shopper, and a promotion processing server. The server may generate a given promotion identifier associated with a digital promotion for a given product. The digital promotion may be redeemable via different redemption channels and may have a redeemable value associated therewith. The server may communicate the digital promotion to the shopper device, cooperate with the shopper device to display, on a display of the shopper device, the digital promotion, and cooperate with the shopper device to permit shopper-selection of one of the different redemption channels based upon display of the digital promotion. The server may determine when the given product has been purchased by the given shopper, and when so, apply the redeemable value according to the shopper-selected redemption channel and based upon the given promotion identifier.

Abstract: A recall and promotion processing system may include shopper devices, each associated with a corresponding shopper, and a recall-promotion processing server. The server may obtain historical purchase data associated with the shoppers, and determine whether a given recalled product was purchased by a given shopper based upon the historical purchase data. The server may, when the given recalled product was purchased by the given shopper, generate and communicate a recall notification and a digital promotion to the corresponding shopper device. The digital promotion may be redeemable toward a product for purchase based upon the given recalled product and may have a redeemable value associated therewith. The server may, when the given recalled product was purchased by the given shopper, obtain redemption data associated with the digital promotion for the shoppers, and adjust a subsequent redeemable value for a subsequent digital promotion based upon the redemption data.

Abstract: A component supply processing server may obtain component purchase data for different components from different component suppliers, and obtain purchase settlement data between retailers and manufacturers, each manufacturer selling a product to the retailers, and each product including at least one of the different components. A learning algorithm may determine a predicted shortage of a given component by associating the manufacturers with a given component based upon the corresponding product, and accepting the component purchase data to determine component purchase patterns for each of the different components. The algorithm may determine the predicted shortage by the purchase settlement data to determine product purchase patterns for the products, and correlate the component and product purchase patterns to determine the predicted shortage.

Abstract: A content influencer scoring system may include influencer computers each associated with a respective content influencer having influencer historical performance data and legacy influencer content associated therewith. A remote server may obtain advertisement campaign data associated with an advertisement campaign and parse the advertisement campaign data for advertisement keywords. The remote server may match content influencers to the advertisement campaign data based on the advertisement keywords and, for each content influencer, generate an advertisement campaign score.

Abstract: A digital wallet generation system may include a user device associated with a given user and configured to acquire an image of a health insurance card associated with the given user. The health insurance card may have a unique identifier (UID). The system may also include a digital wallet server configured to generate a digital wallet for the given user based upon the UID, and communicate with a health insurance provider server associated with a health insurance provider to determine at least one of an available product and service provided by the health insurance provider for the benefit of the given user and paid by the health insurance provider based upon the UID. The server may also be configured to generate a digital coupon having a redeemable value redeemable toward the at least one of the available product and service, and store the digital coupon in the digital wallet.

Abstract: A system may include a point-of-sale (POS) terminal, and a server configured to obtain, from the POS terminal, a purchase transaction identifier and a purchase amount associated with a purchase transaction of a given user. The server may also be configured to obtain, from a payment card processing server, a payment card transaction token associated with the purchase transaction, and match the payment card transaction token to the purchase transaction identifier, and based thereon, generate a loyalty account associated with the given user based upon the payment card transaction token. The server may also be configured to credit the loyalty account associated with the given user based upon the purchase amount, and generate and communicate a notification to the given user of the loyalty account and the associated credit.

Abstract: A system may include a remote device and a server. The server may be configured to store a grocery items purchase history for a given user, and determine a medication to be dispensed to the given user. The server may also be configured to compare the medication to the grocery items purchase history and determine a grocery item having an interaction with the medication, and determine a substitute grocery item for the grocery item having the interaction with the medication. The server may generate a digital promotion for the substitute grocery item, and communicate the digital promotion to the remote device.

Abstract: A shopper valuation system may include a user device associated with a given shopper, and a shopper valuation server. The server may obtain historical purchase data associated with shoppers at a given retailer, apply a machine learning algorithm to determine a corresponding shopper value for each of the shoppers, and obtain historical purchase data associated with the given shopper at the given retailer. The server may apply the algorithm to determine a shopper value for the given shopper based upon the historical purchase data for the shoppers and, the corresponding shopper values for the shoppers, and update the machine learning algorithm based upon the shopper value for the given shopper. The server may also communicate a notification to the user device soliciting the given shopper to enroll in a retailer loyalty program for payment to the given shopper of the shopper value for the given shopper.

Abstract: A gift redemption system may include a gift processing server configured to accept a gift value for a gift product for a gift recipient, and permit selection of a retailer from among retailers for the gift product. The gift processing server may also be configured to associate a gift recipient identifier with the gift recipient, and permit selection of a redeemable gift value from the gift value. The system may also include a retailer server associated with the selected retailer. The system may also include a gift redemption server configured to obtain the redeemable gift value and the gift recipient identifier, and cooperate with retailer server to generate a gift discount identifier for use by the gift recipient at a point-of-sale (POS) of the gift product based upon the redeemable gift value and the gift recipient identifier.

Abstract: A system for generating a digital promotion may include mobile wireless communications devices each associated with a respective user, and a promotion generation server. The promotion generation server may obtain a group chat code from a given mobile wireless communications device for starting a group chat with other users, and obtain a unique identifier from the given mobile wireless communications device and add a respective mobile wireless communications device to the group chat based upon the unique identifier. The promotion generation server may also generate tasks for the users to complete via the respective mobile wireless communications devices for display within the group chat, and determine when each of the tasks has been completed based upon input from at least one of the mobile wireless communications devices, and when so generate and communicate the digital promotion to the mobile wireless communications devices for display within the group chat.

Abstract: A system for a product bundle for purchase may include a user device associated with a given user, and a promotional server. The promotional server may obtain historical online browsing data associated with the given user, and obtain historical shopping data associated with the given user. The promotional server may also generate the product bundle based upon the historical shopping data and the historical online browsing data. The product bundle may include complementary products for purchase each having a purchase price associated therewith. The product bundle may have a bundle price that is less than a sum of purchase prices of each of the complementary products. The promotional server may communicate the product bundle and the bundle price to the user device for display thereon, generate a digital promotion redeemable toward the purchase of the product bundle, and communicate the digital promotion to the user device.

Abstract: A food product recommendation system may include a camera configured to obtain an image of a food product area having available food products and a remote device associated with a given user. The system may also include a recommendation server configured to cooperate with the remote device to obtain a desired food product characteristic from the given user and determine recommended food products from the available food products based upon the desired food product characteristic. The recommendation server may also be configured to associate a corresponding food product identifier to each recommended food product and communicate the recommended food products to the remote device. The remote device may display the image of the food product area with the recommended food products augmented with the corresponding food product identifiers and obtain user selection for purchase of at least one of the recommended food products based upon the corresponding food product identifier.

Abstract: A promotion processing system may include a point-of-sale terminal at a store to collect purchased product identifiers from products being purchased, and a promotion generation server. The server may obtain the collected purchased product identifiers from the point-of-sale terminal, determine a store-transaction count based upon the collected purchased product identifiers, and for each purchased product identifier, map the corresponding product to an aisle location within the store. The server may determine a corresponding aisle-transaction count for the aisle location corresponding to each product based upon the mapped aisle locations, and determine shopper paths of travel within the store based upon the store- and aisle-transaction counts. The server may identify a location within the store for an aisle violator sign for a promoted product located in one of the aisle locations based upon the shopper paths of travel and the aisle-transaction counts, and generate a digital promotion for the promoted product.

Abstract: A food portioning system may include a food plate body and a scale associated with the food plate body to sense a weight of food carried thereby. The system may also include wireless communications circuitry coupled to the scale, and a mobile wireless communications device associated with a given user. The mobile wireless communications device may be configured to obtain a user-selected food recipe from the given user, obtain user health data associated with the given user, and obtain a desired consumable food weight for the food plate body based upon the user-selected food recipe and the user health data associated with the given user. The mobile wireless communications device may also be configured to wirelessly communicate with the wireless communications circuitry to obtain a sensed consumable food weight, compare the sensed consumable food weight with the desired consumable food weight, and generate a notification based upon the comparing.

Abstract: A store low-stock item reporting and promotion system may include a remote device to be carried by a shopper when shopping within a store and may be configured to acquire an image associated with an item. The system may include a server configured to obtain the image from the remote device, identify the item based upon the image, and determine a low-stock condition for the item based upon the image. Upon determining the low-stock condition, the server may generate a low-stock notification and communicate the low-stock notification to another device, and generate a digital promotion and communicate the digital promotion to the remote device.

Abstract: A promotion processing system may include a point-of-sale (POS) terminal and a promotion processing server. The promotion processing server may include a memory for maintaining a database of product identifiers, and store promotion identifiers for store promotions corresponding to at least some of the product identifiers. The promotion processing server may also include a processor configured to cooperate with the POS terminal during a purchase transaction to obtain at least one product identifier presented at the POS terminal, and determine whether a store promotion identifier is presented at the POS terminal, and, when presented, determine a matching product identifier and restrict sending a digital promotion related thereto, and, when not presented, then permitting sending of the digital promotion.