One count everywhere
Your point of sale, online store and inventory share the same numbers. A sale in either place updates the count in both.
AI for Retail
AI business systems for Alaska retail shops
When the store's busy, the questions don't stop at the counter. They come in by phone and message too. We build systems for Alaska shops that answer them, keep the counts right and bring customers back through the door.
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Retail
What the busy weeks look like
A summer Saturday and the shop is packed. You're ringing people up, a customer wants to know if the jacket comes in a medium, and the phone is somebody asking whether you've got that part before they drive over. Online, a stack of messages asks what time you close. The count says two are left, but the last one sold this morning. When the door finally locks, there's a reorder to place and the new arrivals post you meant to put up at noon. We run a small business too. The hour after close is its own shift.
Where the time goes
Where it piles up
Is it in stock
Customers call and message to check before they make the drive. Every answer means walking to the shelf while someone waits at the register.
The count drifts from the shelf
Sales in the store and online don't always update the count at the same moment. So the numbers and the shelf disagree right when it's busiest.
Posting falls behind
New arrivals and sales have to be seen to sell. Posting them is the job that waits until after close.
Customers who came in once
A first time customer had a good visit and would happily come back. Reaching out to each one is a list that rarely gets its turn.
What we build
What we build first
We're based in Soldotna and the build runs in your own tools, so it reaches shops in Kenai, Homer, Wasilla, Palmer and Juneau.
Stock and hours questions answered
An AI agent answers the common questions by message and phone, including what's on the shelf when it can read your inventory. You stay with the customer at the counter.
New arrivals, posted
New stock and sales go out on a schedule from photos you snap on the floor. Your feed stays current without a quiet afternoon to do it.
A reason to come back
After a purchase, customers get a thank you, a note when something they'd like arrives and an invite to the next sale. It runs from your real sales history.
Questions we get asked
What owners ask us
How can a small retail store use AI
The most useful places are answering customer questions, keeping inventory in sync and following up with past customers. It works alongside your point of sale and your online store. You still pick the products and run the floor.
Can AI tell customers if an item is in stock
Yes, if it can read your inventory. It checks the current count, answers by text or message, and can offer to hold the item or send a note when more comes in. Questions it can't answer come to you.
How do I keep my online store and in store inventory in sync
Connect your point of sale and your online store so they share one count. When something sells in either place, both update. That ends the awkward call about an item that already walked out the door.
What's the easiest way to get repeat customers
Stay in touch after the first purchase. A short thank you, then a note when something they'd like comes in, brings people back without feeling like a sales pitch. It works best when it's built on what they actually bought.
Do I need a big online store for this to help
No. A single shop with a social page gets plenty out of it. Most of the gain comes from answering questions and following up, and that works at any size.
Contact us
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