ShelfTech — South Africa
Wholesale&Cash&Carryinfrastructure,builtfromthefloorup.
One small device runs the shop. It keeps working when the internet is down, and syncs when it comes back.
What we are building
Shop tools for the shops nobody builds for.
Big wholesalers and cash & carry chains have had good software for years. Smaller wholesalers and shops have been left with paper, spreadsheets and tills that do not talk to each other.
We spent time behind the counter first — watching goods come in, credit sales get approved, and the cash office get balanced at the end of the day. Then we built for that, not for a demo.
The shop floor we built ShelfTech for.
No two shop floors look the same. StoreBrain was built to work with whichever one you run.
How it works
Three parts, one shop.
The shop
Tills, the counter and the stockroom carry on as they always have.
- Goods received
- Credit sales
- Cash office
StoreBrain
A small device in the shop keeps every sale, price and stock count in one place. No internet needed.
- Works when the internet is down
- Barcodes already known
- One shop or several
The cloud
When there is a connection, it syncs. Then a shop owner can check in from anywhere, across one shop or several.
- Stock counts
- Prices
- Tills
Who it's for
Built for a few kinds of shop. Starting with yours.
Features
Built for the reality of the counter.
From one till to a group of shops, StoreBrain covers the daily work.
Stock that counts itself
Barcodes are already known through GS1 South Africa, so stock counts itself in and out without typing every line by hand.
Works without the internet
StoreBrain keeps selling, pricing and counting stock when the connection drops. It syncs the moment it's back.
Cash office, sorted
Cash sales, credit sales and the day's till all land in one place, ready when it's time to balance up.
One shop or several
Run one shop from the counter, or check in on several from anywhere StoreBrain has synced.
How we built it
We started in the shop, not on a laptop.
- We sat with cashiers, supervisors and cash office staff while they worked.
- We followed goods from the delivery truck to the shelf, and wrote down every step.
- We watched how credit is given, and who has to say yes before it is.
- Everything on the device came out of those days, not out of a meeting room.
Names of the shops we worked in stay with them. What we learned is in the product.
Where we're at
Still building, in the open.
Talking to shops
Weeks on the floor with wholesalers and small shops.
DoneBuilding the device
StoreBrain runs the shop from the counter.
DoneTesting in a real shop
First shop going live with us.
In progressMore shops
One owner, several shops, one view.
NextWhy ShelfTech
Plainly, what makes this different.
Real hardware, not just a screen
StoreBrain sits in the shop and runs it. It is not a website that stops when the line drops.
Works when the internet is down
Sales carry on. Nothing is lost. It syncs later.
Built around how these shops work
Goods received, credit sales, cash office — the way the people at the counter already do it.
One shop or a group
Start with one. Add more when you are ready, with one view over all of them.
Simple toolsSmarter stockStronger business
We're building this in the open.
If you run a shop, or supply the ones that do, we'd like to hear how your day works.