A novel retail system that combines a computer-implemented product ordering system for enabling customers to order all products available in the retail system, and a plurality of retail stores for selling a limited number of items selected among the products available for ordering through the product ordering system. A computer-implemented management system provides coordinative merchandise management in the product ordering system and the retail stores. The retail system includes a plurality of retail facilities including the retail stores, and having product ordering terminals and product-obtaining areas for enabling customers to order products and pick up products ordered in advance.
