Retail Analytics

Know how many people walk into your store

A camera at the entrance counts people in and out, so you can see how many customers came at what time and how many of them bought.

In-store server — video never leaves the store — or Ropilo cloud Business-day support, including on-site help for camera calibration
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The Store People Counting System is software that automatically counts visitors from a camera at the store entrance. It shows the numbers by hour, day and branch, and combines them with till data to work out how many visitors turned into sales. It stores no video — it only counts.

Retail chainsFor comparing branches with each other
Single-store ownersFor planning staff around real footfall
Mall and showroom managementFor measuring campaign impact by visitors

Visitor distribution through the day

Visitor distribution through the day sample data · not real customer data

The panel's primary output: how many people entered in each hour. Staffing is planned against this distribution, and footfall is always shown beside sales conversion.

Data table
Hour Value
10:0034
11:0052
12:0071
13:0063
14:0088
15:00124
16:00117
17:0096
18:00108
19:0074
20:0041

How it works

Three steps, no technical detail.

We install the camera at the door

If your existing camera is suitable we use it. We calibrate the counting line together in your store.

People in and out are counted automatically

The system counts people; it does not recognise faces or record video.

You follow it on the dashboard

Hourly traffic, branch comparison and sales conversion on one screen.

What you get

Staff the right hours

Busy hours are known from numbers, not guesses.

Compare branches fairly

Is a weak branch getting fewer visitors, or converting fewer? You see the difference.

See whether a campaign worked

How many more people came through the door in campaign week, and how many bought.

Before and after

Process change before and after
Before
  • Footfall is hand-counted or estimated
  • Branches cannot be compared
  • Campaign impact is measured by sales, not traffic
After
  • Entries and exits are counted automatically by camera
  • Branches are compared on one dashboard
  • Conversion is read alongside footfall

Frequently asked questions

Does it record video or store customers' faces?

No. The system only produces a count of people entering and leaving. No video is stored and there is no face recognition, so the personal-data footprint is very low.

Can I use my existing camera?

Most IP cameras work. Before installation we check your camera's angle and resolution; if it is not suitable, a single new camera is enough.

How does it calculate sales conversion?

It takes the daily number of sales from your till system and divides it by visitors, so you see how many of every 100 visitors bought something.

What does it cost?

An annual licence based on branch and camera count. It starts from a single branch; tell us how many branches you have and we will send a quote.

Plans

Setup and support are included in every plan. Ask for a quote for pricing. Annual license based on branch and camera count.

Single Branch

1 branch · up to 2 cameras

On request
  • Real-time counting
  • Daily footfall report
  • Data export to Excel
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Enterprise

unlimited branches · API access

On request
  • Everything in Multi-Branch
  • API access to footfall data
  • Custom report design
  • On-site support for camera failures
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Technical detailsSystem map, process and architecture decisions — for technical teams
System map who talks to which system
PEOPLE ROPILO EXTERNAL SYSTEM Store manager branch performance Retail head office branch comparison Counting Platform image processing enginereal-time dashboard Entrance cameras video stream POS / sales data conversion calculation Excel & PDF export reporting
Process 5 steps
  1. Ropilo

    Entry points and camera angles are determined

    Store layout Installation plan

  2. Ropilo

    Cameras are connected and the counting line is calibrated

    Camera stream Verified counting line

  3. Counting engine

    Entries and exits are counted in real time

    Video stream Live visitor data

  4. Counting engine

    Conversion rate is computed against sales data

    Visitors and sales Conversion report

  5. Store manager

    Branches are compared from the dashboard

    Period data Comparative report

Design decisions 3 notes
  1. Video is counted, not stored

    The system produces counting data instead of storing images of people — a design decision that reduces personal-data exposure from the start.

  2. Conversion shown next to footfall

    Footfall alone does not drive decisions, so the dashboard always shows it beside sales conversion.

  3. The counting line is calibrated, not assumed

    Door width, camera height and pedestrian flow differ in every store, so the counting line is tuned on site during installation; deployments left on defaults multiply the error margin.

ASP.NET Core Python OpenCV MSSQL SignalR Bootstrap IP cameras Sales / POS data Excel & PDF

Which tier fits you?

Tell us your user count and deployment preference, and we will work out the right tier and price together.

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