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Retail runs on yesterday’s data

Every day, supermarkets make decisions on outdated data — by midday shelves are empty, and by the end of the day, the losses are already locked in.

Delayed data

Manual audits and ERP updates happen too late.
Decisions are made 8–12 hours behind reality.

Dead stock

Items sit in the system but never move in reality.

Out-of-stock (OOS)

Products are missing on shelves while still “available” in the system.

Phantom inventory

ERP shows stock that doesn’t exist on the shelf.

No real-time visibility

No system knows what is actually happening in-store right now.

No real-time ground truth → no control → lost sales.

Real-time ground truth for retail

Hot Stock transforms every barcode scan into a real-time, validated data signal.

We give retailers structured real-time data 8–12 hours earlier than any existing system.
No assumptions
No assumptions
Only verified data
No delays
No delays
Instant, real-time signals
Only reality
Only reality
Actual shelf state, now
Plug & play
No infrastructure changes
Capture

Capture

We connect between barcode scanner and POS system
Validate

Validate

Each scan is verified (Luhn check, event integrity)
Stream

Stream

Data is delivered instantly to cloud and retailer systems
Hot Stock patented device
It mirrors scan data in real time — without affecting operations. A hardware proxy installed between:
Barcode scanner
Supports all scanner types
Hot Stock Bridge
Real-time data bridge
POS system
No impact on operations
Works with any POS and ERP system
SAP
Oracle
Microsoft Dynamics 365
NCR

Why existing solutions fail

None of them provide real-time ground truth.
  • RFID → expensive

    RFID → expensive

    Requires tagging every product.
  • Cameras → unreliable

    Cameras → unreliable

    • occlusion
    • poor lighting
    • false detections
  • ERP → delayed

    ERP → delayed

    Data updates only after shift closure.
From data → to revenue
Recover lost sales in real time
Out-of-stock → revenue
Prevent out-of-stock and recover lost sales in real time.
Dead stock / assortment
Identify slow-moving products and optimize your assortment.
Shelf availability (proactive)
Keep products available before customers notice they’re missing.
Inventory accuracy
Align inventory data with actual shelf conditions.

What you can do with Hot Stock

  • Real-time alerts

    Real-time alerts

    • Out-of-stock alerts
    • Low stock warnings
    • Shelf reality mismatch detection
  • Inventory intelligence

    Inventory intelligence

    • Real-time stock balance
    • Dead SKU detection
    • SKU with unstable availability
  • Automation

    Automation

    • Auto-replenishment suggestions
    • Plan vs fact deviation
    • Trend-based stock forecasting

Structured real-time data layer for retail

Hot Stock creates a continuous stream of validated, time-ordered events — a single source of truth, a foundation for AI, and a base layer for digital twins.
Single source of truth
Single source of truth
One accurate data layer.
Foundation for AI
Foundation for AI
Data ready for real-time models.
Base layer for digital twins
Base layer for digital twins
Real system state at every moment.

Retail data — finally in real time

MARKET IMPACT

$1 trillion lost globally every year due to out-of-stock

Why we win

Built for real-time retail
  • No cameras

    No cameras

    No vision uncertainty.
  • No RFID

    No RFID

    No tags, no overhead.
  • No infrastructure changes

    No infrastructure changes

    Works with existing systems.
  • Zero CAPEX

    Zero CAPEX

    No upfront costs.
  • Real-time from day one

    Real-time from day one

    Instantly live.
  • Plug & play deployment

    Plug & play deployment

    Minutes to deploy.

impact

Simple hardware. Powerful data. Immediate impact.

Protected technology

Our patented technology covers:
Hot stock — protected technology.

  • Inline hardware architecture

    Embedded between scanner and POS.

  • Raeal-time event processing

    Instant, on-scan processing.

  • Data validation and synchronization

    Accurate, ordered data streams.
Hot stock — protected technology.

Who Is It For?

Built for modern retail formats
From supermarkets to quick commerce
  • Grocery & FMCG

    Grocery & FMCG

    Food & beverages, alcohol stores, E-grocery, Q-commerce
  • Health & Beauty

    Health & Beauty

    Pharmacies, drogerie
  • Specialty Retail

    Specialty Retail

    Pet supplies, sports goods, home goods
  • Technical & DIY

    Technical & DIY

    DIY, plumbing, auto parts
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