A retail establishment discount coupon generating system for use with a chain
made
up of a plurality of retail establishments includes a targeting and delivery system
which may assign coupons to individual households as a function of purchases by
each household and a kiosk. The kiosk may be positioned at an entry area of a retail
establishment and include at least a user identification device and an output device.
The kiosk retrieves data from the targeting and delivery system for coupons assigned
to the individual household and outputs coupons assigned to the individual household
in response to identification of a user. The targeting and delivery system includes
an enhancement function which provides tools for enhancing the coupon offer data.
This includes tools for enhancing the coupon offers including the ability to select
particular coupon offers for dispensing by particular retail establishments. This
allows an operator to select different coupon offers for dispensing at different
retail establishments.