Sub-vertical · Grocery and supermarkets
Neighbourhood minimarket and bodega
owner-run, cash-heavy, 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 regulars, small supplier deliveries.
Close fit Planned
What is distinctive
owner-run, cash-heavy, fiado for regulars, small supplier deliveries.
The edge case to test
fiado balance and a customer who pays in instalments. A system that cannot handle this will frustrate this kind of business.
Shared with the wider industry
Typical flows
- scan or key items and weigh loose goods
- apply promotions and coupons
- tender and give change
- receive vendor deliveries against orders
Tenders
- 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
Roles
- cashier
- head cashier or front-end supervisor
- produce, deli and bakery clerks
- receiving clerk
Known gaps 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
Catalog pointers
- 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
Back to Grocery and supermarkets. Planned catalog only; nothing is built.