According to one aspect, a platform for providing at least one item to a customer is disclosed. The platform includes an autonomous, semi-autonomous, or fully autonomous vehicle that includes at least one compartment configured to contain a first item ordered by the customer and to contain a second item not ordered by the customer. The platform further includes an application including an ordering module configured to obtain an order from the customer that includes the first item, and a release detection module configured to determine when the first item has been removed from the at least one compartment and configured to determine when the second item has been removed from the at least one compartment. In one embodiment, the second item is predicted using a machine learning algorithm.

Partner network stores facilitate provisioning of services to customers. Customer requests for services of an institution are received in which each request is associated with a customer of the institution and includes service information. A central location can be determined based on the service information including customer location. A partner within a predetermined radius of the central location can be determined using a partner database. The partner can be converted into an ad hoc location by deploying an ad hoc service solution to the partner, and the ad hoc location can subsequently be communicated to customers.

An online concierge system evaluates different parameters for order fulfillment in different geographic regions and evaluates order fulfillment in the different geographic regions to assess the different parameters. However, shoppers may fulfill orders in different geographic regions, causing spillover where order fulfillment by a shopper is affected by different parameters. To reduce spillover but still obtain a large number of zones for testing, the online concierge system generates a graph of geographic regions, with connections between geographic regions based on shoppers who fulfill orders in different geographic regions. The online concierge system generates a cluster including geographic regions connected to each other with a connection satisfying one or more criteria indicating at least a threshold percentage of shoppers fulfilling orders in each of the connected geographic regions.

An example electronic device is configured to identify a plurality of serving destinations corresponding to order data matched with an item among one or more pieces of order data, in response to the item being on a serving tray, determine a target destination to which the item is to be provided among the plurality of serving destinations, based on time information related to delivery of an item at each of the serving destinations, and present the target destination and the remaining candidate destinations to a user of the electronic device.

A customer order is received and associated with a list of items being ordered from an in-store counter of a store. An estimated time of preparing the order by attendants of the in-store counter is calculated. The customer selects a time to pickup the order after presented with the estimated required time to fulfill and prepare the order. The order is placed on behalf of the customer with the store. Status updates for the order are sent to the customer on a customer-operated device. Once the status of the order indicates the order is completed, the customer travels to the in-store counter within the store and picks up the order.

A method, computer program product and computing device for receiving a request to load at least one new media content item on a personal media device. The size of the at least one new media content item is compared with the amount of storage space remaining on the personal media device to determine if the personal media device has sufficient available storage space. If the personal media device does not have sufficient available storage space, a relative weight associated with at least one old media content item stored on the personal media device is ascertained, the relative weight corresponding to a likelihood that the at least one old media content item will be rendered on the personal media device.

An electronic commerce (e-commerce) system may send advertisement emails to customers that are registered with the e-commerce system. The advertisement emails may include mailto hyperlinks. Each mailto hyperlink may be associated with a product that is being offered for sale, and each mailto hyperlink describes an email message that may be generated when that hyperlink is selected. When a mailto hyperlink is selected, the generated email message may include one or more parameters related to the product associated with the hyperlink, such as an identifier of the product. The generated email message may then be transmitted to the e-commerce system. The e-commerce system may receive the message and, based on the parameters in the received message, execute a transaction to purchase the identified product on behalf of the customer.

Embodiments provide a computer-executed method, a computer system and computer-program product for facilitating a transaction. The method includes transmitting computer-executable instructions to cause a representation of an item to be displayed on a consumer interface rendered on a visual display of a computing device. The method also includes receiving, from the computing device, an indication of a compound consumer input associated with a consumer and performed using the consumer interface. The method further includes, based on a determination that the compound consumer input corresponds to a purchase command, retrieving information previously stored for the consumer, generating an order to purchase the item for the consumer, and transmitting an order confirmation configured to be displayed by the computing device.

In various example embodiments, a system and method for smart recurrent orders are presented. An inventory indicator corresponding to an inventory level of a first item may be received. An order schedule for the first item may be identified. An adjustment to the order schedule based on the inventory indicator may be determined. The adjustment to the order schedule for the first item may be facilitated.

Systems and methods are provided for assisting a customer with purchasing a merchandise item in a store. Assisting the customer may include determining a location of a customer (i.e., customer device) in the store, identifying merchandise items located adjacent to the customer, receiving selection of a merchandise item for purchase from the identified merchandise items, receiving payment authorization information for the purchase, and initiating delivery of the merchandise item to the customer. Additionally, systems and methods are provided for inventory management in a store. Consistent with certain embodiments, computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for selecting a sensor, receiving a sensor identifier and a position of the sensor, receiving merchandise identifiers for merchandise items located near the sensor, and storing the merchandise identifiers in association with the sensor identifier. Additionally, systems and methods are provided for providing directions to a customer for locating a selected merchandise item in the store.