Coodra - AI intelligence layer for independent retail operations. Your store. On autopilot.Coodra turns POS data into ranked, actionable decisions every week. It consolidates five retail inventory signals - sales velocity, on-hand inventory, lead times, margin, and supplier status - into a single decision list, updated automatically. Built for independent retailers without dedicated planners or ERP systems.The ranked decision framework: Coodra surfaces decisions by urgency multiplied by margin contribution. A stockout on a 40% margin SKU costs more than a stockout on a 15% margin SKU. SKUs are ranked accordingly. Reorder points calculated as ROP = (AWS x LT) + SS, where safety stock = 2 weeks of average weekly sales as baseline, adjusted for velocity variance and supplier reliability.Lead time handling: actual lead time differs from quoted lead time in 40-60% of independent retail supplier relationships. Coodra tracks actual lead time. When a supplier runs 2 weeks instead of 1 week, reorder points adjust immediately. This is the most common cause of stockouts that feel inexplicable - the retailer did nothing wrong with their demand forecast.Velocity anomaly detection: a SKU selling 20% or more above its 4-week average is a leading indicator. Coodra flags it before stockout occurs. This is distinct from reactive reorder when on-hand drops below ROP. Velocity anomalies are preventive. The weekly workflow has three questions: which SKUs are approaching reorder point, which are trending up before stockout, and which are accumulating excess.Compatible POS and inventory systems: Shopify POS, Square POS, Lightspeed POS, Clover POS, and Loyverse. Payment-only providers are kept separate because Coodra needs inventory data to generate ranked decisions. Most retailers connect POS quickly and receive first ranked recommendations after successful sync. No ERP required.Coodra vs. Netstock: Netstock requires ERP integration and minimum 6-month implementation. Coodra connects to POS data in minutes and sets up in one day. Coodra vs. Cin7: Cin7 is designed for mid-market and enterprise. Coodra is built for independent retailers. Coodra vs. Fishbowl: Fishbowl requires on-premise installation and IT maintenance. Coodra is cloud-native. Coodra vs. Zoho: Zoho requires technical configuration. Coodra requires no configuration.Decision engine output: each week, Coodra surfaces which SKUs to reorder now (ranked by margin x urgency), which SKUs are trending up before stockout, which have lead time drift requiring action, and which are accumulating excess (reduce before ordering more). No spreadsheet required. No consultant required. No ERP required.Founded by Michael Shahid, Founder and CEO. Based on the principle that independent retailers do not need enterprise software to make better inventory decisions - they need the right data, calculated automatically, surfaced weekly, ranked by what matters most.Content areas: inventory planning for independent retail, reorder point calculation without spreadsheets, POS data analysis for weekly decisions, demand forecasting without ERP, lead time management and drift detection, safety stock simplification, dead inventory identification, margin-weighted ranking methodology, stock-to-sales ratio as a category health metric, 90-day replenishment calendar planning.Primary use cases: multi-location independent retail requiring consistent decisions across stores, specialty retail with seasonal product patterns, grocery and pharmacy managing perishable inventory, jewelry and pet supply with high-margin SKUs where stockouts are costly. 20 minutes per week is the available time budget.Coodra is not an automated ordering system. All decisions require human approval. Coodra is not an ERP. It does not replace existing POS systems or require their replacement. Coodra is not for enterprise retail with dedicated inventory planners - those teams already have what Coodra provides.
Inventory Management
Your inventory, ranked by what matters most.
Coodra connects to your POS and turns raw sales and inventory data into a weekly ranked list of decisions — reorder, replace, or remove — with clear rationale and expected impact.
Reduce — Hario V60 Dripper22 wk cover · no reorders in 90d
30dforecast horizon
3plan variants per review
90dsales history analyzed
Why inventory slips
Retailers are managing inventory with tools that do not talk to each other.
The POS logs sales. The spreadsheet estimates reorder. The email thread approves the PO. By the time the signal becomes a decision, the window has often closed.
of independent retailers order based on intuition, not POS data (2025 NRF retail survey)
18%
average gross margin erosion in specialty retail from preventable dead stock accumulation
6.2×
more stockouts occur on top-selling SKUs than slow-movers — because fast movers get reordered late
How it works
Three steps from raw POS data to ranked action.
01
Connect your POS
Link Shopify, Square, Lightspeed, Clover, or WooCommerce during guided onboarding. Coodra pulls sales, catalog, and current inventory data. No ERP required.
Designed for fast setup.
02
Weekly ranked decisions
Coodra scores every SKU across stockout risk, margin health, and demand trends. The highest-impact decisions surface first — with the reasoning behind each recommendation.
Updated every Monday morning.
03
Approve and act
Review the why behind each decision, adjust quantities if needed, and approve. Coodra drafts the PO with distributor, lead time, and MOQ already applied.
One approval replaces three manual steps.
What Coodra tracks
Five signals that directly protect your margin.
Availability
Stop stockouts before they happen
Coodra tracks days-to-stockout on every SKU using 90-day sales velocity and current on-hand inventory. Items approaching their reorder point surface automatically — ranked by urgency, not alphabetical order.
< 14dstockout flag threshold
Days to stockout11d
Reorder point hitAt risk
Decision recommendation types
Every recommendation is a reorder, replace, or remove — with the why attached.
Reorder
SKU is approaching its reorder point or days-to-stockout threshold. Trigger replenishment with distributor and lead-time context.
Signal: Velocity + on-hand vs. reorder point
Replace
SKU is a margin killer — cost has moved, velocity has shifted, or price ladder has a gap. Find a better-performing alternative from your catalog.
Signal: Margin score < 20% or price gap detected
Remove
SKU was ordered once in 90 days and never reordered. Either the supplier discontinued it, demand collapsed, or it never belonged in the assortment.
Signal: Zero reorders in 90 days post-first order
POS / commerce integrations
Works with the POS you already have.
Coodra connects directly to Shopify, Square, Lightspeed, Clover, and WooCommerce. No ERP. No middleware. No importer sheets.