The invention provides methods of, and systems for, optimizing the allocation of inventory to, and pricing of, goods sold by multiple retail sites, e.g., in a store, chain or other retail enterprise. Such a method includes generating a plurality of possible or “candidate” allocations of a given inventory...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US7171376?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7171376 - Methods and apparatus for inventory allocation and pricing
