Return rewards

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Computerized decision-making systems and methods are described for determining whether to provide one or more rewards such as a coupon or instant discount, to a customer requesting to make a merchandise return at a store and, if so, to determine the terms of the reward such as value, expiration date/time and other terms that may be associated with a coupon. The reward determinations may be implemented in conjunction with a system for authorizing the requested merchandise return transaction. Information about the requested return may be used together with data about the customer's past purchase return transactions, and other customer-related data. In some embodiments the determinations are …