Every SKU knows its role. Automatically.
KVI pricing starts with knowing which SKUs are your KVIs. Retailgrid classifies every SKU as KVI, traffic driver, profit driver, niche, or tail - from the sales, competitor, and elasticity data you already have - with reasons you can read and a role you can override.
Pricing rules can't work when every SKU is treated the same.
A handful of SKUs set your price image. A long tail quietly carries margin. Most retailers either treat them all identically, or maintain role tags in a spreadsheet that drifts out of date within a quarter - so pricing rules stay too broad, promo picks run on gut feel, and competitive monitoring burns attention on SKUs that don't move the needle.
One clear role per SKU. Explained. Overridable.
Three capabilities that make product roles useful instead of another stale tag column.
From flat assortment to role-aware pricing.
The classification agent works from data that's already in your Retailgrid workspace - no new integrations, no tagging project.
Start from data you already have
Sales history, competitor market data, and price-elasticity estimates feed the agent directly. SKUs with under 13 weeks of history are held as 'new' and re-evaluated on every run.
The agent classifies the whole assortment
Every SKU gets one role, a High / Medium / Low confidence level, and the plain-language checks that placed it there. Category-level caps keep the distribution sensible - a handful of KVIs, not half the catalog.
Pricing acts on roles, not guesses
Point pricing rules, promo planning, and competitive monitoring at roles instead of individual SKUs. Roles refresh on a schedule and whenever the underlying data changes - and every change is surfaced, not silent.