The invention provides an Internet-based integrated household management
system. Each user or household has a unique account with the provider of
the system to manage their personal data within system. The provider uses
this data to make available information that is relevant to the shopping
and organizational tasks. This information may include promotional offers,
product information and new product announcements for consumer products
and services. The data structure can display information that is relevant
to a user's specific needs, providing an efficient system of delivering
highly targeted information to consumers. A directory format is included
which enables users to search for specific types of information or browse
available information that may have been filtered out based on the user's
data. The user can be provided with purchase information and purchase
incentives based on a user's profile and buying patterns.