Abstract: A non-fungible token (NFT) system may include a server cooperating to communicate a notification of a digital promotion having an acceptance rule set associated therewith. The server may prompt for acceptance of the promotion by accepting the acceptance rule set, and upon acceptance, generate a tethered NFT (tNFT) representative of the promotion and store the tNFT in a custodial wallet on a blockchain network, and generate a reference NFT (rNFT) referencing the tNFT and store the rNFT in the first shopper digital wallet on the blockchain network. The server may transfer the promotion to a second shopper digital wallet of a second shopper by transferring the rNFT to the second shopper digital wallet. The server may determine whether the second shopper has accepted the acceptance rule set, and if so, permit redemption of the promotion, and if not, request acceptance of the acceptance rule set.

Abstract: An ingredient substitution system may include a shopper device associated with a given shopper that may have shopper profile data associated therewith. An ingredient substitution server is configured to store recipes. Each recipe may have ingredients associated therewith, and each ingredient may have an ingredient nutritional tag associated therewith. The server may determine a recipe from among the recipes based upon matching the ingredient nutritional tag to the corresponding shopper profile data and communicate the recipe to the shopper device. The server may also be configured to determine a substitute ingredient for a given ingredient of the recipe. The substitute ingredient may have a substitute ingredient nutritional tag, and the substitute ingredient may be determined based upon matching the substitute ingredient nutritional tag and the corresponding ingredient nutritional tag.

Abstract: A healthcare communications system may include a user interface device associated with a given patient in a healthcare facility and configured to listen for a voice activation command from the given patient. The healthcare communications system may also include a healthcare communications server configured to obtain medical history data associated with the given patient and determine a medical condition of the given patient based upon the medical history data. The healthcare communications server may also be configured to load an initial chatbot conversation script associated with the determined medical condition, and audibly operate a chatbot conversation with the given patient via the user interface device using the initial chatbot conversation script and based upon the voice activation command.

Abstract: An NFT processing server may cooperate with a first device to communicate a notification of a digital promotion having an acceptance rule set associated therewith. A tethered non-fungible token (tNFT) representative of the promotion may be generated and stored on a blockchain network. The tNFT may have an immutable attribute including a reference to the rule set, and a mutable attribute indicative of rule set acceptance. A first shopper may be prompted for rule set acceptance, and, thereupon, the server may set the mutable attribute to be indicative of the acceptance, permit transfer of the digital promotion to a second device, and transfer the promotion on the blockchain network to the second device by transferring the tNFT to a digital wallet. The server may also prompt a second shopper for acceptance of the rule set, and thereupon, set the mutable attribute to be indicative of the acceptance.

Abstract: A digital promotion processing system may include shopper devices each associated with a given shopper. The digital promotion processing system may also include a digital promotion processing server configured to cooperate with each of the shopper devices to operate a retailer loyalty application on corresponding ones of the shopper devices. The digital promotion processing server may also be configured to obtain an outcome of a contested event, determine a geographic location associated with the contested event, and determine ones of the shoppers within a threshold distance from the geographic location based upon respective geographic locations of the shopper devices. The digital promotion processing server may also be configured to generate and communicate a digital promotion to the ones of the shoppers and accessible via the retailer loyalty application based upon the outcome of the contested event matching a desired event outcome.

Abstract: A product pricing system may include at least one shopper device associated with a respective shopper and a product pricing server. The server may be configured to obtain geographic location data from the at least one shopper device and determine current store foot-traffic associated with a store at a given time based upon the geographic location data. The server may also be configured to adjust a current price of a given product for purchase at the store based upon the current store foot-traffic and cooperate with the at least one shopper device to display the adjusted current price of the given product for purchase at the store. The server may also be configured to lock the adjusted current price of the given product for purchase from further adjustment for a threshold time period based upon a selection input to the at least one shopper device.

Abstract: A digital promotion processing system may include a shopper device associated with a given shopper, and a promotion processing server configured to obtain product purchase data associated with the given shopper, and generate digital promotions based upon the product purchase data. Each digital promotion may be redeemable for a corresponding product for purchase, and each of the products may be associated with product attributes. The server may be configured to cooperate with the shopper device to display, on a display of the shopper device, at least two of the digital promotions as a single combined digital promotion for corresponding complementary products for purchase, determine a visual characteristic for display with the single combined digital promotion based upon a common product attribute for the complementary products, and cooperate with the shopper device to display, another of the digital promotions.

Abstract: A promotion processing system for a vehicle may include a connected car device configured to be positioned in the vehicle, obtain a geographic vehicle position, and permit control of at least one application on a mobile wireless communications device. The promotion processing system may also include a promotion processing server configured to communicate with the connected car device to determine the geographic vehicle position and determine that the vehicle is within a threshold distance from a retailer based upon the geographic vehicle position. The promotion processing server may be configured to, upon the vehicle being within the threshold distance from the retailer, determine that the vehicle has stopped motion, and upon the vehicle stopping motion, generate a digital promotion redeemable at the retailer, and communicate the digital promotion to the connected car device.

Abstract: A fresh food return processing system may include a mobile wireless communications device associated with a user to obtain an image of a previously purchased fresh food product, and initiate a mobile return of the previously purchased fresh food product based upon the image. A server may store a product purchase history associated with the user, obtain the image from the mobile wireless communications device, and provide the image to a machine learning algorithm to train the machine learning algorithm to identify the previously purchased fresh food product from the image. The server may also verify a purchase by the given user based upon comparing the identification of the image via the machine learning algorithm and the product purchase history associated with the given user, and generate and communicate a user credit redeemable toward a future purchase based upon verifying the purchase by the user.

Abstract: A shopper assistance system may include a mobile device associated with a shopper, and a shopper assistance server. The server may, as the shopper moves along a path of travel within a physical store, cooperate with the mobile device to obtain geographic position data associated with a shopper position within the physical store, and determine a shopper dwell time at a given shopper position within the physical store based upon the geographic position data. The server may also determine a product for purchase adjacent the shopper based upon the given shopper position and cooperate with the mobile device to provide a user interface for providing shopper assistance with the product for purchase based upon the shopper dwell time. The server may also generate and communicate to the mobile device a digital promotion based upon the shopper dwell time.

Abstract: A product stock notification system may include a virtual shopping server to obtain images of available products on a display within a store from cameras within the store, identify the available products on the display based upon the images, and determine a quantity of the available products on the display from the images. The server may obtain a current stock quantity for each available product within the store, provide an image to a user device, and permit user selection of available products for purchase associated with the image. The server may, when, for the user-selected available product, the quantity of available products or the current stock quantity are below a threshold, obtain an image of the display adjacent the available product including a replacement product, provide the image to the user device, and cooperate with the user device to prompt the given user to select the replacement product for purchase.

Abstract: A physical coupon redemption system may include a mobile device associated with a retailer, and a coupon redemption server. The server may obtain a first physical coupon image from the mobile device for a corresponding first physical coupon, and generate a first validation code based upon the first physical coupon image and the retailer. The server may also communicate the first validation code to the mobile device for the given retailer to add the first validation code to the first physical coupon, and obtain a second physical coupon image from the mobile wireless communications device for a corresponding second physical coupon and having a second validation code therein. The server may also determine whether the first and second validation codes match and determine whether the first and second physical coupon images indicate a match between the corresponding first and second physical coupons, and when so redeem the first physical coupon.

Abstract: A digital promotion processing system may include a shopper device associated with a given shopper, and a promotion processing server. The promotion processing server may be configured to determine available digital promotions for a given product for purchase, each available digital promotion having different redemption terms. The promotion processing server may also be configured to cooperate with the shopper device to prompt the shopper to select one of the available digital promotions to apply toward purchase of the given product, store shopper promotion terms preference data based upon the selected digital promotion, and update the shopper promotion terms preference data based upon a plurality of new selections of available digital promotions. The promotion processing server may further be configured to generate and communicate a personalized digital promotion to the shopper device. The personalized digital promotion may have redemption terms based upon the updated shopper promotion terms preference data.

Abstract: A shopper identification system may include shopper devices, and a shopper identification server. The shopper identification server may be configured to obtain product purchase history data corresponding to shoppers, obtain shopper identification data corresponding to the plurality of shoppers, and determine shopper demographics associated with purchased products of a brand based upon the product purchase history data and the shopper identification data. The shopper identification server may also be configured to apply a large language model (LLM) to identify prospective shoppers from among the shoppers that are likely to purchase products of the brand based upon the shopper demographics and generate and communicate a digital promotion to corresponding ones of the shopper devices associated with the prospective shoppers.

Abstract: A digital coupon processing system may include a user device and a digital coupon processing server. The server may generate a digital coupon for a given product for purchase, cooperate with a blockchain server to generate a non-fungible token (NFT) associated with the digital coupon on a blockchain, and place the NFT into a redeemable account on the blockchain. The server may also assign a unique coupon identifier (UCI) to the NFT, and communicate the digital coupon and UCI to the user device for redemption. The server may also, upon redemption of the digital coupon, obtain the UCI from the given shopper, and determine if the NFT is on the redeemable account on the blockchain based upon the UCI, and when so, cooperate with a point-of-sale (POS) device to apply the digital coupon to the product for purchase, and transfer the NFT to a non-redeemable account on the blockchain.

Abstract: A system for a product bundle may include a user device for acquiring an image including stocked food products, and a bundle server configured to obtain the image from the user device. The bundle server may identify each of the stocked food products using image recognition, and associate at least one of the identified stocked food products with a recipe. The recipe may include needed food products. The bundle server may generate a product bundle for purchase that includes the needed food products. The product bundle may have a bundle price less than a sum of individual purchase prices of each of the needed food products. The bundle server may also communicate the product bundle for purchase and the bundle price to the user device, and generate a digital promotion redeemable toward the purchase of the product bundle and communicate the digital promotion to the user device.

Abstract: A self-checkout verification system may include a user device configured to collect user mobile checkout image data from products to be purchased in a store during a mobile checkout process, generate a mobile checkout list of the products to be purchased based upon the collected mobile checkout image data, and process payment based upon the mobile checkout list. The system may also include a self-checkout verification station in the store and configured to obtain the mobile checkout list from the user device, collect verification image data from a plurality of products presented for verification, and generate a verification list based upon the verification image data. The self-checkout verification station may also be configured to determine a discrepancy between the verification list and the mobile checkout list, and generate and communicate a notification based upon the discrepancy.

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 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 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.