Industry · Retail

One live view of demand, inventory and the customer

Unify POS, e-commerce, inventory and loyalty into one governed view — then explain why availability, margin or footfall moved, and act on it before the weekend.

01Where it hurts

The questions merchants can't answer before the weekend

Each is a question that decides the week's sales and margin. SCIKIQ answers it from governed data across channels — then acts on it.

Customer 360
“Store, app and loyalty each know a different customer.”

SCIKIQOne governed customer 360 across every channel and basket.

Availability
“We're out of stock on the hero SKU and deep on the rest.”

SCIKIQLive availability by SKU and store; an agent replenishes automatically.

Promo waste
“We run the promo, then find it lost money after markdown.”

SCIKIQTrue promo margin after markdown; an agent aligns supply to demand.

Markdown
“Slow stock sits until a blunt end-of-season markdown.”

SCIKIQOptimal markdowns set early to clear stock and protect margin.

Lapsing customers
“Loyal customers quietly lapse and we notice too late.”

SCIKIQLapse signals surface early; a win-back agent makes the offer.

True margin
“We know sales by SKU, not real margin after markdown and freight.”

SCIKIQReal margin per SKU and promotion, as a governed data product.

Three kinds of data, one governed graph — SCIKIQ fuses live IIoT signals, systems of record, and the documents in between.

Store & edge sensors

live signals & telemetry

Footfall & queue sensorsSmart-shelf & RFIDPOS event streamsCold-chain sensorsIn-store camera signals
Structured

systems of record

ERPPOS transactionsInventory & DCLoyaltyPricing & assortment
Unstructured

text, images, audio

Product imagesReviews & socialSupplier cataloguesPlanogramsCustomer emails
One governed 360 & knowledge graphfused, contextualised and AI-ready
02The four layers

Four layers. Each answers a harder question.

Enterprise 360 tells you what happened. The knowledge graph tells you why. The copilot explains it in plain language. The agent factory does something about it — on your retail data.

01
Layer 1 · Enterprise 360

What is happening?

Unify customer, product, inventory and sales data across POS, e-commerce and supply into one real-time view — so merchandising, supply and marketing share the same numbers.

OutcomeDemand & margin
Retail control towerSales · margin · availability · loyaltyLIVE
Like-for-like sales
%
2.1
0.4up
Gross margin
%
38.4
0.7down
Stock availability
%
94.2
1.5down
Inventory turns
index
6.1
0.3down
Basket size
index
42.5
0.8up
Markdown
%
11.2
1.3up
Select any metric to drill into its trend, root cause and AI analysis
Trend
Root cause

AI analysis
Contributing factors weighted attribution · explainable
Recommended
02
Layer 2 · Knowledge Graph

Why is it happening?

Trace the relationships between customers, SKUs, stores and suppliers to find why availability or margin moved — and the exact source of every fact.

OutcomeRoot cause & assortment
Drag to move · scroll to zoom · click a node to inspect

Traced: The availability dip traces to one category, the SKUs out of stock, the DC that under-shipped, and the weekend sales now at risk.

03
Layer 3 · AI Copilot

Tell me, in plain language

Let a merchandiser or marketer ask in plain language — answered from governed data across every channel, not a stack of reports.

OutcomeCompetitive advantage
SCIKIQ CopilotGrounded on your Retail knowledge graphONLINE
Grounded & citedDocument uploadVoiceWeb (governed)
04
Layer 4 · Agent Factory

Don’t just tell me — fix it

Turn answers into action. Agents replenish stock, optimise markdowns, align promos to supply and win back lapsing customers — each action posted to the source system.

OutcomeSales & margin protection

Replenishment Agent

Keeps the hero SKU on the shelf.

TriggerStock-out risk on a fast-moving SKU
ReadsPOS (sell-through), DC (stock), Supplier (lead time)
ActsRaises a replenishment order and rebalances store stock
Protects availability and weekend sales.

Markdown Optimiser

Clears stock without giving away margin.

TriggerSlow-moving stock with margin at risk
ReadsPOS (velocity), Pricing, Inventory
ActsSets an optimal markdown and updates the price
Clears stock while protecting margin.

Promo ROI Agent

Keeps a live promotion in stock.

TriggerA live promotion outruns available supply
ReadsCRM (campaign), Planning (demand & supply), ERP (stock)
ActsAdjusts promo spend and pulls inventory forward
Lifts promo ROI and prevents stock-outs.

Win-back Agent

Reaches the customer before they lapse.

TriggerA loyal customer shows a lapse signal
ReadsLoyalty, Purchase history, Channel
ActsTriggers a personalised offer in the CRM
Retains customer lifetime value.
03The outcome

What retailers get

One governed view of demand, inventory and the customer.

Customer 360Store, app and loyalty in one view
HigherAvailability and full-price sell-through
LowerMarkdown and lost-sales cost
WeeksTo a live retail 360
04Skill your team

The engineers who deploy this

SCIKIQ Certified Data and AI Engineer runs a specialisation for this sector — the same value chain, data landscape and constraints as this page, taught as hands-on labs with timed assessments and two end-to-end capstones.

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Which SKU will stock out on you this weekend?

We would love to think through it with you — no pitch, no form maze.

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Frequently asked questions

How does SCIKIQ improve demand and margin visibility?

It unifies POS, inventory, supply and campaign data into one governed view, so demand, assortment and margin are measured against shared definitions. Merchandising and marketing then work from the same numbers.

Can it help with replenishment and markdown decisions?

Yes. Agents watch the governed layer and act on replenishment, markdown and win-back, escalating to a human for anything irreversible.

Does SCIKIQ work with our existing retail systems?

SCIKIQ connects to ERP, POS, e-commerce and planning systems through 187+ connectors and governs the data where it already lives, so there is no replatform before you see value.