AI-Powered Image Detection
Every shelf photo, read and scored in seconds.
Merchy recognises each SKU in a shelf photo, counts facings, flags out-of-stocks and scores the display against the planogram for that exact store. No manual counting, no guesswork.
All facings matched
3 out-of-stocks found
THE CHALLENGE
Manual audits see a fraction of the shelf.
Reps spend most of each visit counting and ticking boxes, and the result is a report nobody trusts. Head office sees a photo, not a fact. By the time a gap is spotted, the sales are already gone.
STRATEGIC BENEFITS
What changes for your business
01
Visibility on every visit
Each photo becomes structured data: SKU, position, facings and price, for every store your team walks into.
02
Faster, cheaper visits
Photo capture replaces line-by-line counting, so reps spend their time fixing the shelf instead of auditing it.
03
Data you can defend
Every score is backed by the photo, the time and the GPS stamp. Buyer meetings start from evidence.
HOW IT WORKS
From the aisle to the answer, in four steps.
01
Capture
The rep photographs the bay. Works offline, syncs when back online.
02
Recognise
AI trained on your catalogue identifies every product and counts facings.
03
Score
The shelf is compared with the planogram and scored per store.
04
Act
Gaps are turned into fix tasks before the rep leaves the aisle.
CAPABILITIES
Built for the way field teams really work
Trained on your products
Models learn your packaging, sizes and variants, including new launches and seasonal packs.
- SKU-level recognition across categories
- Facings, gaps and share of shelf counted automatically
- Price tags and promo material detected
Built for real stores
Glare, angles and crowded shelves are part of the job. Detection is tuned for real aisles, and checks run on the device.
- Works with no signal in the store
- Multi-photo stitching for long bays
- Quality checks before the photo is accepted
WHO IT IS FOR
One view of the shelf for every team
Field repsTake a photo, get the fix list. No counting.
Sales managersSee which stores and SKUs are failing today.
Brand and category teamsShare of shelf and OOS by chain, backed by photos.
WHY MERCHY
Software built by retail execution specialists.
Merchy is made by Analyticsmart, a retail analytics, planogram and category management partner for CPG brands and retailers across North America. The product is built on years of hands-on store work.
15+
years of space planning and planogram expertise at Analyticsmart
35%
revenue increase for an alcohol beverage client
35→65%
store efficiency for a cosmetics client after rollout
90%
planogram compliance after moving from paper to digital
| MERCHY | TYPICAL AUDIT APP | |
|---|---|---|
| Every shelf photo read by AI trained on your products | ✓ | — |
| Gaps become tracked tasks automatically | ✓ | — |
| Store-specific planograms built in | ✓ | — |
| Works fully offline in the store | ✓ | Partly |
| Shelf data linked to sales and forecast | ✓ | — |
| Planogram and analytics experts on your team | ✓ | — |
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FAQ
Questions about AI-Powered Image Detection
Models are trained on your own catalogue and reviewed against real store photos before rollout, and accuracy is tracked per category.
No. Capture and checks run offline and sync when the device reconnects.
New SKUs are added to the catalogue and the model is updated, so launches are tracked from the first week.
iOS and Android phones and tablets.
See AI-Powered Image Detection on your own shelves.
A 30-minute walkthrough with your categories and planograms.