METHOD OF OPERATING RETAIL STORE WITH MOBILE APPLICATION FOR SEARCHING PRODUCTS AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN THE RETAIL STORE

The disclosure provides a method of operating a retail store by displaying copies of some variations of a product in a customer shopping area within the retail store and storing other variations of the same product in a non-customer storage area of the retail store, while providing customers with a method to easily browse through all of the store's offerings by using mobile devices and QR codes located on or near displayed products. Upon scanning a QR code of a product displayed in the customer shopping area, the mobile device displays all variations and products related to the scanned product that are available for purchase at the retail store.