The present invention, as embodied in the claims, relates to customer care
management via a communications systems and methods including, in
embodiments, a combination of automated and human services to be provided
to a customer in a retail store environment in real time. For example,
one embodiment of the present invention provides an automated method for
assisting a customer in a retail store comprising: identifying the
customer; periodically identifying the customer's position in the store;
identifying a product of interest to the customer; and communicating
information to the customer via a remote specialized sales agent or other
audio, visual and/or computer data relevant to the customer.