Abstract: A method of managing a purchase of a product from a vendor includes receiving a plurality of purchase requests from a plurality of buyers, generating a collective purchase order based on the plurality of received purchase requests, where the collective purchase order includes information indicative of each product sought for purchase by the plurality of buyers, and information indicative of a delivery location for the products to be purchased, submitting the collective purchase order to the vendor to effect purchase of the products, and allocating portions of the delivery cost amongst the plurality of buyers in accordance with a predetermined allocation criteria.