Retail
Grocery and supermarkets
Fast-moving counters, scales, expiry and thin margins. Core operations map to planned catalog modules; remaining gaps are listed on the industry page.
Close fit Planned NAICS 445 (4451)
Status
Planned The coverage below describes the planned catalog as of repository commit 455b2c8. No app is released. Everything on this page is a plan. The repository contains a catalog and design documents, not a released app.
How the industry works
Operating characteristics
- high-volume baskets with many lines
- weighed produce, deli and bakery counters
- thin margins and heavy shrink
- promotions and loyalty drive traffic
- early-morning receiving and late-evening closing
Typical roles
- cashier
- head cashier or front-end supervisor
- produce, deli and bakery clerks
- receiving clerk
- store manager
- buyer or category manager
- owner
Day-to-day flows
- scan or key items and weigh loose goods
- apply promotions and coupons
- tender and give change
- receive vendor deliveries against orders
- count shelves and mark down near-expiry stock
- close tills and deposit cash
Tenders and payments seen
- cash
- debit and credit via external terminal or phone Tap to PayCard acceptance on a phone via NFC, through a certified payment-provider SDK. Planned as an adapter; Simca does not read or store card numbers. Glossary
- mobile wallets recorded manually (for example Yape or Plin)
- food vouchers
- store credit
- fiadoSelling on credit to a known customer, tracked in a notebook or, in Simca’s plan, in a ledger. A common small-shop practice in Peru and elsewhere. Glossary for known neighbours
Inventory and assets
- perishables with batch and expiry
- weighed items sold by fraction
- case-to-unit conversion
- multiple barcodes per product
- shelf location
Reports they ask for
- sales by hour and category
- shrink and waste
- margin by category
- expiry report
- cash over/short by cashier
Integrations they need
- scales and label printers
- supplier price lists and waybills
- accountant export
- online-order hooks
A day in the life (illustrative scenario)
What the catalog covers
Statuses: C catalogued, P partial, G gap, N no claim. Modules involved: SALE, TKT, INV, PRC, DISC, RET, DLV, CONN, LOGI, CRM, LOYL, GIFT, EMP, CASH, PAY, BK, LITE, RPT, ANL, MULTI, SEC, DATA, FAIL, HW, PE, LATAM, ECOM, PLAT, SET, LNCH, PKGR.
| Capability | Status | Catalog modules |
|---|---|---|
| Selling and checkout | C Catalogued | SALE, TKT |
| Inventory, lots, purchasing | C Catalogued | INV |
| Pricing, discounts, tax rules | C Catalogued | PRC, DISC |
| Returns, credit, special sales | C Catalogued | RET |
| Delivery, waybills, logistics | P Partial | DLV, CONN, LOGI |
| Cash drawer, shifts, safe | C Catalogued | CASH |
| Tender types and payments | C Catalogued | PAY |
| Customers, loyalty, gift cards | C Catalogued | CRM, LOYL, GIFT |
| Staff, time clock, payroll basics | C Catalogued | EMP |
| Bookkeeping and ledger | C Catalogued | BK, LITE |
| Reports and analytics | C Catalogued | RPT, ANL |
| Multi-store, multi-register, sync | C Catalogued | MULTI |
| Security, audit, backup, failsafes | C Catalogued | SEC, DATA, FAIL |
| Hardware and peripherals | C Catalogued | HW |
| Country fiscal packs | C Catalogued | PE, LATAM |
| Integrations, API, settings | C Catalogued | ECOM, PLAT, SET, LNCH, PKGR |
| Regulated goods (age, licence, traceability) | P Partial | no dedicated module |
| Self-service and unattended sales | P Partial | no dedicated module |
Gaps
- no dedicated deli or bakery production planning beyond recipes
- no shelf-edge electronic label integration in the catalog
- no planogram or space management
- no markdown-by-expiry automation listed
Closest catalog items
Items whose names or descriptions match this industry. Matching is by keyword, so read each as a pointer, not a promise.
- Age-restricted item prompt SALE-0045
- Product age restriction flag INV-0041
- Product expiry tracking INV-0033
- Batch / lot tracking INV-0034
- Batch recall INV-0063
- Customer ID capture for boleta > [amount omitted] SALE-0077
- ISC (selective consumption) PRC-0025
- Self-checkout / kiosk mode SALE-0088
- Customer self-order via LAN web page ECOM-0009
- Order-ready display (customer side) KDSKitchen display system: a screen that replaces or supplements kitchen printers. Glossary-0027
- Weight-embedded barcode scan SALE-0008
- Fractional quantities SALE-0012
- Item lookup by short code / PLU SALE-0040
- Prompt for serial / batch on line SALE-0046
- Quote expiry & follow-up TKT-0034
- Recipe yield and unit conversion KDS-0030
Sub-verticals
Sub-vertical
Neighbourhood minimarket and bodega
owner-run, cash-heavy, fiado for regulars, small supplier deliveries
Open →Sub-verticalSupermarket chain store
many registers, departments and promotions on one network
Open →Sub-verticalOrganic and specialty food market
batch, origin and allergen information on many items
Open →Sub-verticalCash-and-carry warehouse club
members, bulk packs and business customers
Open →Regulation themes to verify
These are themes, not advice and not compliance claims.
- food-safety and labelling rules
- age-restricted products such as alcohol and tobacco
- price-accuracy and unit-price display rules
- tax rates that differ by product class
- weights-and-measures rules for scales
- bag or packaging charges where they exist (all themes to verify locally)
Edge cases that break naive systems
- barcode printed on two products
- scale and barcode both carrying weight
- item sold below cost
- expired item scanned
- price changed while basket is open
- power cut in the middle of a sale
Classification
- NAICS
- NAICS 445 (4451) (indicative; verify codes) · sectors 44-45
- Fortune 500 industry labels
- Food and Drug Stores
- Fit
- Close fit
Public references consulted
- NCR Voyix self-checkout software (excerpt)
- Clover / Lightspeed / Epos Now comparisons (SelectHub, ERP Research, POSadvice) (excerpt)
Questions
Is Simca ready for grocery and supermarkets today?
No. Simca is in the design stage and has no released app. The catalog lists planned items relevant to this industry; Core operations map to planned catalog modules; remaining gaps are listed on the industry page.
What is missing for grocery and supermarkets?
no dedicated deli or bakery production planning beyond recipes; no shelf-edge electronic label integration in the catalog; no planogram or space management; no markdown-by-expiry automation listed.
Does this page give tax or regulatory advice?
No. Regulation entries are themes to verify with local authorities and advisers.
Is your industry here?
Tell us what your business needs. We will say honestly whether the plan covers it.