One shelf photo. Every gap found before the rep leaves the store.
Your rep captures the shelf. Lumina checks it against your planogram, flags missing SKUs, poor visibility and arrangement problems, and tells the rep what to fix, while they are still standing in front of it.
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Gupta Mart, Defence Colony · Aisle 3
Shelf audit · Snacks bay
Analyzed in 6 s
A1
A1
A2
C
C
A3
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A4
B1
Gap
B3
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C
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B4
Gap
C
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D1
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C
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Planogram match
78%
Missing SKUs
2
Share of shelf
41%
Recommend: restock Masala 52g in slot 2B, move competitor facings out of eye level, add an order for 3 cartons.
In short
F1 Agent AI Shelf Audit is a Lumina AI capability for retail execution. A field rep captures a photo of a store shelf during a visit, and AI analyses it using a model configured and trained for your products to identify missing SKUs, poor visibility, shelf arrangement problems and planogram deviations.
Lumina then recommends corrective action, and the audit is saved against the visit and outlet in Salesforce. It is built for FMCG, consumer goods, retail-oriented distribution and similar field sales teams that sell through physical shelves.
The real problem
You pay for shelf space. Nobody checks it until sales drop.
Trade schemes, display fees and merchandising effort all assume the product is on the shelf, in the right place, facing out. In reality, a rep visiting 30 outlets a day has a few minutes per store. Shelf checks become a photo uploaded to a folder that nobody opens.
Out of stock on shelf
The SKU is in the stockroom or the distributor's van, not on the shelf. The shopper buys the competitor.
Lost visibility
Your product drifts to the bottom shelf while a competitor takes eye level, despite the scheme you paid for.
Photos without analysis
Thousands of images a week, reviewed by nobody. By the time a sample is checked, the issue has cost a month of sales.
Retail execution, done properly
A shelf photo is evidence. An audit is a decision.
Most retail execution programmes stall at photo capture. The value appears only when the image is analysed in time for someone to fix the shelf, and when results are comparable across outlets and weeks.
Stage 1
No checks
Merchandising is assumed. Problems surface as falling sales.
Stage 2
Photo capture
Reps upload images. A small sample is reviewed weeks later.
Stage 3
Automated scoring
Images are scored for compliance, but in a separate tool, after the visit.
Stage 4
Audit with action
AI analyses in the visit, recommends the fix and links it to the order and outlet.
What to check in any shelf audit tool
Is the model configured for your SKUs and planogram, not a generic product detector?
Does the rep get a result during the visit, or a report next week?
Does it recommend a fix, not just a compliance score?
Is the audit tied to the outlet, visit and order in your CRM, so managers can act on trends?
Send us five shelf photos and your planogram. We'll show you what Lumina finds and the fixes it would recommend.
Part of the visit, from capture to corrective action.
AI Shelf Audit is configured as a visit task, alongside order capture, returns and competitor analysis. It happens inside the visit the rep is already doing.
1
Check in
Rep arrives at the outlet on the planned beat.
2
Capture shelf
Photo taken as an assigned visit task.
3
AI analysis
Configured model checks SKUs, placement and planogram.
4
Recommend
Lumina lists what to correct and why.
5
Act
Rep fixes the shelf and adds missing items to the order.
6
Check out
Audit saved to the visit and outlet in Salesforce.
What Lumina detects
Four issues that quietly cost you sales.
Missing SKUs
What it finds
Products in the planogram that are absent from the shelf.
Why it matters
An empty slot is a sale handed to a competitor.
Recommended fix
Restock from the store’s inventory or add to today’s order.
Poor visibility
What it finds
Your products placed low, hidden or with too few facings.
Why it matters
Visibility drives impulse purchase in most FMCG categories.
Recommended fix
Move to the agreed shelf level and restore facings.
Shelf arrangement problems
What it finds
Products grouped or sequenced incorrectly.
Why it matters
Broken blocks make the range harder to shop and look incomplete.
Recommended fix
Rearrange to the configured sequence.
Planogram deviations
What it finds
Any difference between the agreed planogram and what is on the shelf, including competitor encroachment.
Why it matters
Deviations erode the value of display schemes you pay for.
Recommended fix
Correct with the store and record the issue for follow-up.
For managers
See merchandising execution across every outlet.
Because every audit is stored against the visit, outlet and territory in Salesforce, managers can compare compliance across territories and reps, spot recurring gaps and use the Manager Action Planner to nudge the right person.
Planogram compliance by territory · this week
1,284 audits
South Delhi
86%
Gurugram
81%
Noida
74%
East Delhi
71%
West Delhi
62%
Lumina: West Delhi has the same missing SKU in 23 outlets. Notify the distributor team?
Use cases
Where shelf audits change the result.
FMCG · New launch
The launch SKU is on paper, not on the shelf.
Problem: a new flavour shows strong sell-in but weak sell-out. Situation: outlets accepted stock but kept it in the back. Solution: shelf audits in week one flag the missing facing in 38% of outlets, and reps restock on the spot. Outcome: sell-out matches sell-in within three weeks.
Consumer goods · Paid display
Proving the display you paid for.
Audits confirm eye-level placement in outlets on a visibility scheme, and flag where a competitor has moved in, so the scheme is renegotiated with evidence.
Distribution · Retail-facing reps
From a gap to an order.
A missing SKU detected during the visit becomes a suggested line on the order the rep is about to capture, closing the loop between audit and revenue.
Display and demo-unit placement in multi-brand stores can be audited the same way when the model is configured for it.
22%fewer on-shelf stockouts in audited outlets
<10 sfrom photo to recommendation
100%of shelf photos analysed, not sampled
+15 ptsplanogram compliance after one quarter
[Indicative figures, to be replaced with verified customer results]
Why F1 Agent
Comparing ways to audit shelves.
What matters
AI Shelf Audit in F1 Agent
Photos on WhatsApp, manual review
Standalone image recognition tool
Custom build in Salesforce
Result during the visit
Yes, with recommended fixes
Days later, if at all
Often, in a separate app
Depends on build
Linked to visit, outlet and order
Native in Salesforce
No
Needs integration
Yes
One app for the rep
Same app as orders and visits
Chat plus CRM
Two apps
Yes
Effort to set up
Model configured to your SKUs and planogram
None, but no analysis
Model setup plus integration
Computer vision project from scratch
Start focused
One category. One territory. Then scale.
Begin with a single product category and a pilot territory. The model is configured for those SKUs and your planogram, audits run as a visit task in your existing Salesforce org, and you expand to more categories and regions in phases once the results are clear.
"We had a million shelf photos and no idea what was in them. Now every photo comes back with a fix, and the fix usually comes with an order."
[Client name]Head of Trade Marketing, [FMCG company]
FAQ
AI Shelf Audit questions.
What is AI Shelf Audit?
AI Shelf Audit is a Lumina AI capability in F1 Agent. A field rep photographs a store shelf during a visit, and AI analyses the image to identify missing SKUs, poor visibility, shelf arrangement problems and planogram deviations, then recommends what to correct.
Does the AI recognise our specific products?
The analysis is based on a model configured and trained for your use case, including your SKUs and planogram. The scope of detection is agreed during setup.
How does the rep run an audit?
The shelf audit is configured as a visit task. During the visit, the rep captures the shelf photo in the F1 Agent mobile app and receives the analysis and recommendations in the same flow.
Where are audit results stored?
Results are stored against the visit and outlet in your Salesforce org, so they are available in customer visit history, reports and dashboards.
Can managers see compliance across territories?
Yes. Because audits are linked to outlets, reps and territories, managers can report on merchandising execution across the field team and act on recurring gaps.
Can a detected gap turn into an order?
Shelf audit sits in the same visit as order capture, so a rep who finds a missing SKU can add it to the order before checking out.
Does it capture competitor information?
Shelf audits can flag competitor encroachment where configured, and F1 Agent also supports structured competitor analysis as a separate visit task.
Which industries use AI Shelf Audit?
It is most relevant for FMCG, consumer goods, retail-oriented distribution and other businesses whose products are sold from physical shelves.
How do we get started?
Most teams pilot with one category and one territory. We configure the model for those products and your planogram, then expand in phases.
How is it priced?
AI Shelf Audit is part of Lumina in F1 Agent. Pricing depends on modules, users and audit scope, typically [₹ per user / month]. Ask for a quote.