Abstract: A transaction based location assignment system creates a complete and more accurate location assignment database for all products available in a store. Transaction data from checkout stands (point of sale terminals) spread around a department store, and the location of each of those checkout stands during POS transactions, is used to create a most probable location of items available in the store. Memory matrixes are built comprising product purchase or transaction information from the checkout stands, and the location of each of the checkout stands, and weighting based on other factors, provide for a best fit match to determine the most probable location within the store of all items within the store. The transaction based location system has the capability to work both for items having a single location in the store, as well as for items available from multiple physical locations in the store.

Abstract: A transaction based location assignment system creates a complete and more accurate location assignment database for all products available in a store. Transaction data from checkout stands (point of sale terminals) spread around a department store, and the location of each of those checkout stands during POS transactions, is used to create a most probable location of items available in the store. Memory matrixes are built comprising product purchase or transaction information from the checkout stands, and the location of each of the checkout stands, and weighting based on other factors, provide for a best fit match to determine the most probable location within the store of all items within the store. The transaction based location system has the capability to work both for items having a single location in the store, as well as for items available from multiple physical locations in the store.

Abstract: In embodiments, a schema or map of bays for a venue is created; the schema may include dimensions, aisles, and the names of the POGs found in the venue. Within the schema, adjacent POGs and connected bays are determined. “POG configurations” for a POG (isolated or contiguous segments of a given POG within a venue) are determined. Each set of POG configurations for a POG in a venue is a “layout” of the POG. Layouts are compared across venues and a graphical user interface gets and displays information so that a POG and adjacent POGs can be compared across venues for a merchant.