An electronic commerce site, comprising: a point of sale (POS) system,
having a POS loyalty database and a POS purchase history database; a list
builder tool having an on-line shopping history database; a query
interface between the POS system and the list builder tool, the POS system
accepting data from an on-line shopper received by the list builder tool
and routed through the query interface; the list builder tool returning at
least one historical shopping list from the on-line shopping history
database to the network browser through the query interface responsive to
the on-line shopper's request; and, the on-line shopping history database
of the list builder tool being updated with information from the POS
system transmitted through the query interface. Communications between the
query interface and the list builder tool can be over one or more of the
Internet, a wide area network and a local area network.