function getMerItemsAlpha(cont,letter) {
	$(cont).html('<div style="top:25%;position:relative"><h1 style="color:#000;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center">Loading...</h1></div>')
	$.ajax({
		url: '/shop/merchant/getAlphaXML?alphaIndex='+letter,
		success: function(data)
		{
			htm = '<table><tr><td style="border:none;padding:0"></td><td style="border:none;padding:0">';
			$(data).find('Merchant').each(function() {
				htm += '</td></tr><tr><th>' +
				'<a href="#" onclick="wopen(\'' + $(this).attr('userId') + '\', \'/shop/merchant/openUrlPopup?merchantId=' + $(this).attr('id') + '\', \'popup' + $(this).attr('id') + '\', 1000, 0)">' +
				'<div class="stores-3d-background" title="'+$(this).attr('name')+'" merId="' + $(this).attr('id') + '" userId="' + $(this).attr('userId') + '">' +
				'<div class="stores-3d-overlay"></div>'+
				'<table><tr><td >'+
				'<img src="'+$(this).attr('thumbnail')+'" border="0" />'+
				'</td></tr></table></div></a>'+				
				'<span class="cashback">'+
				'<a href="#" onclick="wopen(\'' + $(this).attr('userId') + '\', \'/shop/merchant/openUrlPopup?merchantId=' + $(this).attr('id') + '\', \'popup' + $(this).attr('id') + '\', 1000, 0)">' +
				$(this).attr('cashback') +'</a></span>'+
				'</th><td>'+
				'<div class="storetitle">'+
				'<a href="#" onclick="wopen(\'' + $(this).attr('userId') + '\', \'/shop/merchant/openUrlPopup?merchantId=' + $(this).attr('id') + '\', \'popup' + $(this).attr('id') + '\', 1000, 0)">' +
				$(this).attr('name')+ '</a></div><br />' +
				'<p  class="merchDescription">' + $(this).attr('description') + '</p>' +
				'<p class="offerLinks">' +
				'<a href="/shop/merchant/details?merchantId=' + $(this).attr('id') + '" >' +
				'More Details</a>';
				if ($(this).attr('hasCoupons') == 'true')
					htm+=' <a href="/shop/merchant/details?merchantId=' + $(this).attr('id') + '&showOffertype=1" >Promo Codes</a>';
				if ($(this).attr('hasHotDeal') == 'true')
					htm+=' <a href="/shop/merchant/details?merchantId=' + $(this).attr('id') + '&showOffertype=2" >Hot Deals</a>';
				if ($(this).attr('hasFreeShipping') == 'true')
					htm+=' <a href="/shop/merchant/details?merchantId=' + $(this).attr('id') + '&showOffertype=3" >Free Shipping</a>';
				
				htm+='</p>';
			});
			htm += '</td></tr></table>';
			$(cont).html(htm);
		}
	});
}