Archetype GRO

Supermarket and grocery chains

115 functions in scope. 15 missing and 50 partial. Planned / not in the catalog yet (suggested by legacy F500 review) for those.

Example companies

Kroger (S03); Albertsons; Publix; Ahold Delhaize USA; H-E-B; Whole Foods Market (S25).

Source codes link to excerpts we read. Companies without a code are listed from general knowledge.

Closest Simca industry pages

Grocery and supermarkets

Gaps for this archetype

Planned / not in the catalog yet (suggested by legacy F500 review).

Fit: C core candidate, E element candidate, X specialist: integrate or leave out.

ID	Function	Status	Fit	Suggested module
A02	Self-checkout lanes (attended, limits, staging)	Partly in catalog Present partially	E	New module (suggested): Self-service and unattended checkout
A03	Scan-and-go on the shopper's phone	Gap Missing	E	New module (suggested): Self-service and unattended checkout
A04	Checkout-free (camera or sensor) stores	Gap Missing	E	New module (suggested): Self-service and unattended checkout
A10	Quantity limits and purchase restrictions	Partly in catalog Present partially	C	INV: Inventory, Products & Purchasing
A15	Express and cashier-less pickup shelf	Partly in catalog Present partially	C	DLV: Delivery, Takeout & Online Order Hooks
A17	Curbside and Drive Up fulfilment	Partly in catalog Present partially	C	DLV: Delivery, Takeout & Online Order Hooks
A19	Price scan stations and shopper price check	Partly in catalog Present partially	C	PRC: Pricing & Tax Rules
B03	Manufacturer and store coupons	Partly in catalog Present partially	C	DISC: Discounts, Promotions & Coupons
B06	Electronic shelf labels and shelf-edge pricing	Partly in catalog Present partially	E	New module (suggested): Electronic shelf labels
B07	Planograms, space and assortment	Gap Missing	E	New module (suggested): Merchandising and space
B08	Category management and vendor funding	Gap Missing	X	New module (suggested): Vendor funding and trade terms
B09	Membership and loyalty pricing	Partly in catalog Present partially	C	LOYL: Loyalty & Rewards
B13	Unit pricing and deposit/container fees	Partly in catalog Present partially	C	PRC: Pricing & Tax Rules
B14	Substitution rules for online and pickup orders	Partly in catalog Present partially	E	DLV: Delivery, Takeout & Online Order Hooks
B15	Private-label and brand programs	Partly in catalog Present partially	C	INV: Inventory, Products & Purchasing
B17	Pricing events and price-change calendars with approval	Partly in catalog Present partially	C	PRC: Pricing & Tax Rules
C02	Loyalty liability and breakage accounting	Partly in catalog Present partially	E	BK: Bookkeeping, Ledger & Accounting
C07	Targeted offers and personalised coupons	Partly in catalog Present partially	C	LOYL: Loyalty & Rewards
C08	Retail media and supplier advertising	Gap Missing	X	New module (suggested): Retail media and data services
C09	Customer data analytics services for suppliers	Gap Missing	X	New module (suggested): Retail media and data services
C13	Subscription orders and auto-replenishment	Partly in catalog Present partially	E	New module (suggested): Subscriptions and recurring billing
C15	Cross-brand shared loyalty (coalition)	Gap Missing	E	LOYL: Loyalty & Rewards
D04	Same-day delivery from stores	Partly in catalog Present partially	C	DLV: Delivery, Takeout & Online Order Hooks
E11	Recall and safety notices	Partly in catalog Present partially	E	INV: Inventory, Products & Purchasing
F07	Money transfer, bill payment, check cashing and money orders	Gap Missing	E	New module (suggested): Agent services and bill collection
F09	Government benefit tenders (EBT, SNAP, WIC and equivalents)	Gap Missing	E	PAY: Payment Methods & Tap to Pay
F10	Health savings and flexible spending cards (HSA, FSA)	Gap Missing	E	PAY: Payment Methods & Tap to Pay
F14	Cash back, cash out and payouts	Partly in catalog Present partially	C	CASH: Cash Drawer, Shifts & Cash Management
F19	Payment terminal management and certification	Partly in catalog Present partially	E	HW: Hardware & Peripherals
G09	Food safety logs (HACCP, temperatures, cleaning)	Partly in catalog Present partially	C	TASK: To-Do, Notes, Calendar & Reminders
H04	Fuel loyalty discounts and fuel rewards	Gap Missing	E	LOYL: Loyalty & Rewards
H07	Prepared-food and foodservice program in convenience stores	Partly in catalog Present partially	E	KDS: Kitchen Routing, KDS & Production
H08	Tobacco, lottery and regulated sales at the counter	Partly in catalog Present partially	X	New module (suggested): Regulated goods
M02	EDI documents (purchase order, ASN, invoice, remittance)	Partly in catalog Present partially	E	New module (suggested): EDI exchange
M03	GS1 identifiers: GTIN, GLN, SSCC and pallet labels	Partly in catalog Present partially	E	INV: Inventory, Products & Purchasing
M15	Rebates, chargebacks and trade-promotion settlement	Gap Missing	E	BK: Bookkeeping, Ledger & Accounting
N01	Multi-entity books and consolidation	Partly in catalog Present partially	E	New module (suggested): Enterprise accounting
N02	Intercompany sales, transfers and settlement	Partly in catalog Present partially	E	New module (suggested): Enterprise accounting
N12	Multi-jurisdiction sales tax, VAT and tax holidays	Partly in catalog Present partially	C	PRC: Pricing & Tax Rules
N14	E-invoicing and tax-authority clearance (global)	Partly in catalog Present partially	E	LATAM: Other LatAm Fiscal Packs (light)
N15	Excise, fuel and special taxes	Partly in catalog Present partially	E	PRC: Pricing & Tax Rules
O01	Labor scheduling with demand forecast	Partly in catalog Present partially	E	New module (suggested): Labor scheduling
O02	Predictive-scheduling and labor-law rules	Partly in catalog Present partially	E	New module (suggested): Labor scheduling
O07	Training, certifications and expiry tracking	Partly in catalog Present partially	C	EMP: Employees, Roles, Time Clock & Payroll Basics
O09	Union and collective-agreement rules	Gap Missing	E	EMP: Employees, Roles, Time Clock & Payroll Basics
P03	Video overlay and camera-linked transactions	Gap Missing	X	New module (suggested): Loss prevention
P13	Safe, armoured-car and cash-in-transit logistics	Partly in catalog Present partially	E	CASH: Cash Drawer, Shifts & Cash Management
S01	APIs and webhooks for third parties	Partly in catalog Present partially	C	PLAT: Platform, Architecture & Performance
S02	ERP connectors (financial posting, master data)	Partly in catalog Present partially	E	PLAT: Platform, Architecture & Performance
S04	Device management and remote configuration	Partly in catalog Present partially	E	PLAT: Platform, Architecture & Performance
S07	Data warehouse and BI exports	Partly in catalog Present partially	C	RPT: Reports & Analytics
S14	Weighing and measuring legal-for-trade compliance	Partly in catalog Present partially	E	HW: Hardware & Peripherals
T02	Demand forecasting and replenishment science	Partly in catalog Present partially	E	ANL: Smart Assistance & Local Analytics
T03	Assortment, price and promotion optimisation	Partly in catalog Present partially	X	ANL: Smart Assistance & Local Analytics
T05	Store benchmarking and scorecards	Partly in catalog Present partially	E	RPT: Reports & Analytics
T06	ESG, energy and sustainability reporting	Partly in catalog Present partially	X	New module (suggested): Sustainability reporting
T07	Extended producer responsibility, packaging and deposit programs	Partly in catalog Present partially	X	New module (suggested): Sustainability reporting
T08	Allergen, nutrition and country-of-origin labelling	Partly in catalog Present partially	C	DOC: Receipts, Invoices, Labels & Templates
T09	Restricted and regulated goods traceability (tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, firearms)	Partly in catalog Present partially	X	New module (suggested): Regulated goods
T11	Store tasks, audits and execution tracking	Partly in catalog Present partially	C	TASK: To-Do, Notes, Calendar & Reminders
U02	Exit receipt check and bag audit	Gap Missing	E	New module (suggested): Loss prevention
U03	Service counters: deli, bakery and custom cake orders	Partly in catalog Present partially	E	DLV: Delivery, Takeout & Online Order Hooks
U05	Photo, print and other in-store production services	Partly in catalog Present partially	E	SVC: Service Businesses (repairs, work orders, rentals)
U07	Cash recyclers and smart safes	Partly in catalog Present partially	E	HW: Hardware & Peripherals
U28	Customer mobile app for ordering and loyalty	Partly in catalog Present partially	E	ECOM: Online Store Hooks (optional, local-first)

Functions already described in the planned catalog

ID	Function	Status	Fit	Suggested module
A01	Staffed scan-and-bag checkout lane	Planned Present in catalog	C	SALE: Sales & Checkout
A08	Weighed and by-weight items	Planned Present in catalog	C	SALE: Sales & Checkout
A09	Age-restricted item prompts	Planned Present in catalog	C	SALE: Sales & Checkout
A11	Multi-tender and split payments	Planned Present in catalog	C	PAY: Payment Methods & Tap to Pay
A16	Order-ahead mobile app handoff	Planned Present in catalog	C	DLV: Delivery, Takeout & Online Order Hooks
B01	Price book with effective dates and zones	Planned Present in catalog	C	PRC: Pricing & Tax Rules
B02	Promotions engine (buy X get Y, mix and match, tiered)	Planned Present in catalog	C	DISC: Discounts, Promotions & Coupons
B04	Markdown, clearance and shrink-driven price cuts	Planned Present in catalog	C	DISC: Discounts, Promotions & Coupons
C01	Points, tiers and rewards	Planned Present in catalog	C	LOYL: Loyalty & Rewards
C10	Customer profiles, consent and privacy preferences	Planned Present in catalog	C	CRM: Customers & Relationships
C16	Charity round-up and cause donations at checkout	Planned Present in catalog	E	SALE: Sales & Checkout
D01	Buy online, pick up in store (BOPIS)	Planned Present in catalog	C	DLV: Delivery, Takeout & Online Order Hooks
D05	Third-party delivery aggregator integration	Planned Present in catalog	C	DLV: Delivery, Takeout & Online Order Hooks
D14	Pickup and delivery scheduling and capacity	Planned Present in catalog	C	DLV: Delivery, Takeout & Online Order Hooks
F01	Gift cards (physical and digital)	Planned Present in catalog	C	GIFT: Gift Cards & Store Credit
F08	Prepaid access, top-ups and vouchers sold at the till	Planned Present in catalog	E	New module (suggested): Agent services and bill collection
G10	Waste logging and variance	Planned Present in catalog	C	INV: Inventory, Products & Purchasing
H09	Site manager end-of-day and safe processes	Planned Present in catalog	C	CASH: Cash Drawer, Shifts & Cash Management
M04	Units of measure: each, case, inner pack, pallet	Planned Present in catalog	C	INV: Inventory, Products & Purchasing
M11	Three-way match: PO, receipt, invoice	Planned Present in catalog	C	INV: Inventory, Products & Purchasing
M12	Purchase planning, forecasting and automatic replenishment	Planned Present in catalog	C	INV: Inventory, Products & Purchasing
M18	Lot, batch, expiry and traceability (food)	Planned Present in catalog	C	INV: Inventory, Products & Purchasing
M19	Cold-chain monitoring	Planned Present in catalog	E	INV: Inventory, Products & Purchasing
N03	Cost centres, departments and budgets	Planned Present in catalog	C	BK: Bookkeeping, Ledger & Accounting
N06	Bank reconciliation and cash positioning	Planned Present in catalog	C	BK: Bookkeeping, Ledger & Accounting
N07	Fixed assets, depreciation and leases	Planned Present in catalog	E	BK: Bookkeeping, Ledger & Accounting
N17	Month-end close checklist and period locks	Planned Present in catalog	C	BK: Bookkeeping, Ledger & Accounting
N21	Cash forecasting and working-capital reports	Planned Present in catalog	E	RPT: Reports & Analytics
O03	Time clock, breaks and overtime	Planned Present in catalog	C	EMP: Employees, Roles, Time Clock & Payroll Basics
O04	Payroll, deductions and tip reporting	Planned Present in catalog	C	EMP: Employees, Roles, Time Clock & Payroll Basics
O06	Labor cost and productivity reporting	Planned Present in catalog	C	RPT: Reports & Analytics
P01	Exception-based reporting on voids, refunds and discounts	Planned Present in catalog	C	RPT: Reports & Analytics
P02	Cash audits, blind counts and safe controls	Planned Present in catalog	C	CASH: Cash Drawer, Shifts & Cash Management
P05	Shrink and inventory-loss tracking	Planned Present in catalog	C	INV: Inventory, Products & Purchasing
P06	Cycle counting and perpetual inventory accuracy	Planned Present in catalog	C	INV: Inventory, Products & Purchasing
P08	Gift-card and refund fraud controls	Planned Present in catalog	C	GIFT: Gift Cards & Store Credit
P09	Role-based permissions and manager approvals	Planned Present in catalog	C	EMP: Employees, Roles, Time Clock & Payroll Basics
P10	Card data scope reduction (tokenisation, P2PE-style)	Planned Present in catalog	C	PAY: Payment Methods & Tap to Pay
P14	Counterfeit detection and large-note logs	Planned Present in catalog	C	CASH: Cash Drawer, Shifts & Cash Management
R02	Purchase orders, requisitions and approvals	Planned Present in catalog	C	INV: Inventory, Products & Purchasing
S05	Staged rollout, canary and feature flags for chains	Planned Present in catalog	C	LNCH: Simca Launcher (Steam-like): Offline Mode, User-Initiated Updates, Package Spec, Sign-in
S06	High availability, store-level failover and disaster recovery	Planned Present in catalog	C	FAIL: Reliability, Failsafes & Edge Pathways
S08	Fiscal printers, fiscal memory and certified devices	Planned Present in catalog	C	PE: Peru Compliance (SUNAT, Tax, Consumer, Labor)
S12	Environment segregation and test/training mode	Planned Present in catalog	C	SET: Settings & Configuration
S13	Hardware peripherals: scanners, scales, printers, displays, terminals	Planned Present in catalog	C	HW: Hardware & Peripherals
T01	Sales, margin and basket analytics	Planned Present in catalog	C	RPT: Reports & Analytics
T10	Seasonal, holiday and store-opening calendars	Planned Present in catalog	C	TASK: To-Do, Notes, Calendar & Reminders
U20	Store hub and lane sync for multi-lane stores	Planned Present in catalog	C	MULTI: Multi-Store, Multi-Register & Local Network Sync
U24	Employee purchase and staff discount rules	Planned Present in catalog	C	DISC: Discounts, Promotions & Coupons
U25	Card batch settlement and processor-statement reconciliation	Planned Present in catalog	C	CASH: Cash Drawer, Shifts & Cash Management