Sound familiar?
What independent grocery stores and delis tell us before a project starts.
Public business listings show 2,049 independent grocery stores and delis in Massachusetts, and 39% are listed with no website. Source: Pushbuild crawl of Overture Maps place listings, October 2026. Chains excluded.
- We change a price in the register and forget to change it online.
- Weekly specials take hours to put into a flyer and on the website.
- Online orders arrive in different places and get missed.
- Supplier orders are written by hand from a walk around the shelves.
- Catering and deli trays are taken by phone and written on paper.
What we build
Each one is a working piece you can open and check when it's done.
Prices and stock in step
Price and stock changes from your point of sale pushed to your online shop, so the website matches the shelf.
API integrations and data sync ETL and data pipelinesWeekly specials in one go
Specials entered once and turned into the website listing, an email and a printable flyer.
n8n, Make and Zapier automationOne queue for online orders
Orders from your site and delivery apps gathered in one list for pickers, with a text when each is ready.
n8n, Make and Zapier automationReorder lists
Low-stock items listed by supplier each week from sales data, ready to send as an order.
Python scripts and utilities Excel and VBA toolsCatering and tray orders
An online order form for deli trays and catering, with the date, items and deposit captured.
Booking and scheduling systems Stripe integration and billingStore sales view
Sales by department and day, with top movers and slow items, on one page.
Dashboards and reportingGrocery stores software we work with: Square, Clover, Shopify, Instacart, Mercato.
And the general tools around it: WordPress, Mailchimp, Google Sheets, Excel, Zapier.
Public data we can wire in: USDA Food Nutrition, Product Barcode Lookup, US Food Prices.
Example projects
Illustrations of the shape of the work, not past clients. Yours gets its own written scope.
Example project
Specials from one sheet
Example: a family grocer enters the week's specials in a sheet, and the site, email and flyer update from it.
Google Sheets, website, MailchimpExample project
Deli tray orders online
Example: a deli takes holiday tray orders through a form with pickup times and a deposit.
Form, Stripe, emailExample project
Monday reorder list
Example: a butcher shop gets a list of low-stock items grouped by supplier each Monday.
POS export, Python, ExcelNot sure where to start? Start with an Automation Audit.
Questions people ask first
Will this work with our register?
Most modern point-of-sale systems export or share sales and stock. We check yours before scoping.
Do we need an online shop?
No. Many stores start with specials and catering orders online and keep shopping in person.
Can delivery app orders come into the same list?
Often, yes, depending on what each app provides. We confirm which ones before building.
How do we start?
Tell us which register you use and where staff retype the most. We reply with questions or a written scope.
Tell us what you need built.
Email a few lines about what you want and which tools you use, or call. We reply with questions or a written scope.
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