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POS Analytics

See what is selling, where it is selling, and why performance is changing

POS Analytics transforms retailer point-of-sale data into actionable commercial intelligence, giving sales, category, and supply chain teams complete visibility into product performance across customers, stores, regions, and channels. By combining sales, units, velocity, assortment, and distribution into a single analytics platform, Cactus helps organizations understand not just what happened, but where opportunities and execution gaps exist.

From enterprise KPIs to individual store performance, every sale becomes an opportunity to optimize commercial execution.

Data Refresh:ScintillaL4W ending 11.02.2025

POS Analytics

Weekly Point-of-Sale performance — 39,312 records, 52 weeks (2025 TY) vs 52 weeks (2024 LY)

W1–W52
FiltersCategory Sub Category Brand Customer Department Channel
Compare vs 2024 (LY)
$ SalesUnitsUnits/Store/Wk
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Total Sales

$16.6M

+4.9% vs LY

Total Units

588K

+5.2% vs LY

Avg Price

$28

-0.2% vs LY

Avg UPSW

1K

+5.2% vs LY

Active SKUs

108

in 2025

Customers

8

retailers
POS Performance

52 weeks, W1–W52

$ Sales (TY) $ Sales (LY)
W1W13W26W39W52
Why it matters

Understand what is happening on the shelf as trends emerge

Retail success depends on understanding what is happening on the shelf — not weeks later, but as trends emerge. Cactus continuously analyzes POS data to answer the questions that drive commercial action.

  1. 01Which products are driving growth?
  2. 02Which retailers and regions are outperforming?
  3. 03Where is sales velocity improving or slowing?
  4. 04Which stores require commercial intervention?
  5. 05Are assortment and distribution optimized?
  6. 06Which products deserve additional inventory or promotional support?
Key capabilities

From enterprise KPIs to individual store performance

Enterprise POS Dashboard

Monitor sales performance across every customer, retailer, and product hierarchy — from executive summaries down to individual products.

CategorySub CategoryBrandManufacturerCustomerDepartmentChannelProduct FormatSKUTime Period

Sales & Volume Performance

Measure overall business performance with complete visibility into retail execution and compare against prior periods to identify accelerating or declining demand.

Dollar SalesUnit SalesSales GrowthUnit GrowthAvg Selling PriceActive SKUsRetail CoverageWeekly Trends

Weekly Sales Intelligence

Track performance over time to identify emerging trends and seasonality, and respond to changing market conditions before competitors.

Weekly SalesWeekly UnitsYear-over-Year GrowthSeasonal PatternsPromotional ImpactDemand Changes

Store & Region Performance

Identify where your business is winning — and where execution needs attention — across retailers, regions, territories, and individual stores.

RetailersRegionsStatesTerritoriesDistrictsStoresStore ProductivityShare of Sales

Sales Velocity Analysis

Measure true product demand using Units Per Store Per Week (UPSW) and separate products genuinely growing from those benefiting only from wider distribution.

UPSWVelocity GrowthStore ProductivityDemand TrendsProduct RankingsSales Momentum

Bulls & Bears Performance

Automatically identify products gaining or losing momentum so commercial teams can act before performance changes materially impact revenue.

Fastest Accelerating SKUsDeclining ProductsHigh Velocity WinnersUnderperformersEmerging Opportunities

Assortment Optimization

Ensure the right products are available in the right stores, simplify assortments, and maximize sales per store.

SKU ProductivityDistribution CoverageAssortment GapsProduct RationalizationShelf ProductivityCategory Mix

Distribution Analytics

Understand how retail distribution influences sales and determine whether performance changes are driven by demand or product availability.

Numeric DistributionWeighted DistributionStore PenetrationNew DistributionLost DistributionDistribution Growth

Customer & Retailer Performance

Benchmark every retail customer from a single view and identify where additional investment will generate the highest returns.

SalesUnitsGrowthProductivityVelocityDistributionProduct MixShare of Business
AI Performance Insights

Move beyond dashboards with AI-generated commercial intelligence

Cactus AI continuously analyzes POS trends and explains what is really happening — so commercial teams receive decision-ready insights rather than spending hours interpreting reports.

  • What changed
  • Why performance shifted
  • Which products drove growth
  • Which retailers are outperforming
  • Where velocity is improving
  • Which stores require intervention

See your own retail performance in Cactus MI

Connect your retailer and syndicated POS data and get a governed, decision-ready retail performance view in days, not quarters.

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