I had an idea similar to this a while back. Local shops would be provided with point of sale devices and stock control software. Their stock data would be fed

I had an idea similar to this a while back. Local shops would be provided with point of sale devices and stock control software. Their stock data would be fed into their own store websites/profiles and a wider marketplace. Users could either purchase from an individual store or the marketplace. If they did the latter the system would find products from stores closest to their location. Users could arrange in-store pickup or same day delivery using spare capacity from nearby takeaway drivers. Money made from sales would be nominal, but the real value would be providing data to suppliers.