A method for implementing a computer-based product purchase and
fulfillment club is disclosed, comprising the steps of designating one or
more geographic club member areas; associating with each such club member
area one or more consumer members who reside within the club member area
and who must agree to pay a membership fee to the club; associating with
each such club member area one or more buyer members who must be prepared
to work within the club member area and who must agree to pay a
membership fee to the club; associating with each such club member area
one or more retailer members who must offer products for sale within the
club member area and who must agree to pay a membership fee to the club;
providing means through an electronic communications network for the
consumer members, buyer members and retailer members to access a club web
site specific to the club member area and to interact with the club web
site; providing means through an electronic communications network for
the consumer members, buyer members and retailer members to each access
an individual member web page located on the club web site and
personalized using parameters specific to each such consumer member,
buyer member and retailer member; providing means through software
programming for the retailer members to offer one or more products for
sale on the club web site to the consumer members; providing means
through software programming for the consumer members to purchase
products offered for sale on the club web site; providing means through
software programming for the buyer members to be notified of purchases
made by the consumer members and to offer to the retailer members to
fulfill the purchases; and fulfilling the purchases by having the buyer
members buy the products from the retailer members, deliver the products
to the consumer members to a location within the club member area within
approximately thirty (30) minutes of the purchase, and collect a payment
from the consumer members.