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Forecast Smarter. Waste Less. Boost Profitability with AI.

Discover how leading food retailers and manufacturers use machine learning to improve demand accuracy, reduce spoilage, and optimize inventory decisions.

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Real-Time store Inventory & Availability

Inventory you can see. Data you can trust.

Get live, location- and expiry-aware inventory across the store and backroom—so every store workflow runs on accuracy.

Order management software interface by OrderGrid for order management and ecommerce fulfillment
Mobile screen showing inventory details for Roasted Red Pepper & Garlic Hummus including on-shelf stock of 18 units expiring in 14 days with no issues and backroom stock of 48 units expiring in 9 days with 3 units expiring within 4 days.

Fix the biggest blind spot in grocery execution

OrderGrid’s real-time inventory layer connects store systems and aggregators instantly—so what’s in stock is always available to sell, and easy to find.

Fewer missed sales, fewer availability breakdowns, and more revenue from inventory your systems couldn’t see before.

Improve shelf availability by up to

6
pts

Close the backroom-to-shelf gap to always keep shelves stocked

Reduce fresh waste by up to

30
%

Use expiry tracking to proactively manage short-dated products

Cut replenishment labor by up to

15
%

Improve speed and consistency with location-aware inventory

Raise on-hand confidence up to

10
pts

Cut phantom inventory so teams trust what’s available and where

Make real-time inventory visibility your growth engine

Live inventory data that moves as fast as your store—so every product is trackable, sellable, and generating revenue the moment it hits the floor.

Shelf displaying bottles of Organic Kombucha Ginger Lemon priced at $3.99 with stock info showing 18 units at location COOL-02-B03-S2.
revenue growth

Unlock more sales from existing stock

Make every in-stock item visible, findable, and ready to sell—so fewer units sit in the backroom, and more end up in customers’ hands, in-store and online.

Smiling grocery store employee in a yellow sweater and apron helping a customer with fresh produce.
customer experience

Remove friction from the in-store journey

Better inventory data means fewer gaps on shelves, faster restocks, and more time for staff to focus on customers—so shoppers always get what they need.

Two paper grocery bags filled with fresh vegetables and bread, with a hand holding one bag and a label stating 'Order shipped in full, No substitutions.'
accuracy & control

Keep online orders accurate and complete

Real-time inventory ensures what’s on the site is actually on the shelf—so customers only buy what you can fulfill, and orders get completed without substitutions, missed items, or cancellations.

Hand holding an avocado with an overlay showing shelf stock of 24 units and 3 days left to sell.
risk management

Protect freshness and compliance

Track expiry in real time and support FEFO workflows—so you reduce shrink, keep shelves fresh, and make sure customers always take home the longest-lasting product.

Our Platform

One operating layer powering the modern grocery store

A unified, location- and expiry-aware layer that connects receiving, backroom, shelf, online availability, and ERP in real time—keeping every update synchronized across teams and systems.

Receive
Backroom
Restock
Salesfloor
POS & Online Orders
ERP
Receive

Capture quantity and expiry at receiving so every unit enters your system accurate, traceable, and sell-ready.

Backroom

Maintain real-time, location- and expiry-aware visibility into the backroom so sellable inventory is never lost, misplaced or forgotten.

Restock

Move inventory from backroom to shelf in real time with associate-friendly mobile UI so gaps never become missed sales.

Salesfloor

Keep shelves reliably stocked with expiry- and location-aware inventory so shoppers and pickers find what they need the first time.

POS & Online Orders

Expose and sell only what’s truly available in real-time to prevent overselling, substitutions, and missed revenue.

ERP

Sync real-time store inventory with your ERP seamlessly without batch delays or manual reconciliation.

Receive

Capture quantity and expiry at receiving so every unit enters your system accurate, traceable, and sell-ready.

Backroom

Maintain real-time, location- and expiry-aware visibility into the backroom so sellable inventory is never lost, misplaced or forgotten.

Restock

Move inventory from backroom to shelf in real time with associate-friendly mobile UI so gaps never become missed sales.

Salefloor

Keep shelves reliably stocked with expiry- and location-aware inventory so shoppers and pickers find what they need the first time.

POS & Online Orders

Expose and sell only what’s truly available in real-time to prevent overselling, substitutions, and missed revenue.

ERP

Sync real-time store inventory with your ERP seamlessly without batch delays or manual reconciliation.

Higher sales. Lower shrink. Happier customers.

It all starts with inventory that’s visible, trusted, and powering every part of your store operations.