Real-time retail stock checks to eliminate manual guessing

Real-time retail stock checks to eliminate manual guessing targets a $4.5B = 3M retailers × $1.5K ACV total addressable market with medium saturation and a year-over-year growth rate of ~9% YoY growth in retail inventory and POS-adjacent SaaS adoption (industry estimates from Statista and Grand View Research on retail technology adoption).

Key trends driving demand: Omnichannel expectations are forcing real-time inventory visibility — retailers need fast, accurate answers at checkout which creates demand for instant lookup tools.; POS marketplaces and standardized APIs are making lightweight integrations possible — this reduces time-to-market for companion apps that layer on top of POS systems.; AI and lightweight NLP enable voice and text-based lookup UX, which can reduce friction at checkout and speed clerk responses.; Rising labor costs and emphasis on conversion lift incentives retailers to invest in tools that reduce lost sales from unknown stock..