Retail shelf audits in Nigeria: is your product on the shelf, at the right price?
You ship the stock and pay for the promotion. Then you find out, weeks later and second-hand, whether it ever reached the shelf. A shelf audit tells you on the day.
To audit shelves in Nigeria with Cordelia, order a Shelf and price check (from ₦3,000 per visit). A verified agent visits each shop you list, photographs your product on the shelf and reports whether it is in stock, running low, out of stock or not sold there, the shelf price, where it sits on the shelf and which competitor products are next to it.
What a shelf audit tells you
In stock, low, out, or not sold
A clear stock status for every shop, counted in your summary.
The price on the shelf
The price a customer would pay, with a photo of the tag, and the average across your shops.
Shelf position
Eye level, top, low or on the floor: the difference between selling and not.
Competitors next to you
Which rival products sit beside yours, and at what price.
A photo you can show
Proof for your sales team, your distributor, or the retailer.
One report for many shops
Summary numbers, every photo, CSV and a shareable link.
How to audit shelves on Cordelia
Tell us the shops and what to check
Choose the type of visit, the state, and list the shops (name, address, area). Add what the agent should look for.
See the price, then pay or make an offer
You see the exact price before you commit. Pay from your wallet, by card or by bank transfer. Or offer your own price: at or above ours it starts at once, below ours Cordelia accepts, counters or declines.
Verified agents go to each shop
Each visit is a separate job in that state. If nobody takes a visit within 96 hours, that visit is refunded to your wallet.
Every visit comes back with proof
You get photos, what the agent found, and the place they were when they sent it, shown as an address, with a flag when the agent was far from the shop you listed.
Accept, query or export
Accept clean visits in one tap, or query one. Clean results are accepted for you after 6 hours. Export to CSV, print it or share a link.
Shelf audits: the options
| The usual way | With Cordelia | |
|---|---|---|
| Know your shelf | Rely on distributor reports. | See each shop yourself, with a photo. |
| Speed | Weeks, if at all. | Usually within the 96 hour window. |
| Cost | Agency project fees. | From ₦3,000 per shop. |
| Price compliance | Hard to check. | The shelf price is recorded on every visit. |
Built for Nigerian traders, brands and distributors
FMCG brands
Check distribution and price compliance before the next trade promotion.
Distributors
Show a brand that its product is where you said it is.
Agencies
Run a retail audit for a client without hiring a field team.
Retail chains
Check your own outlets, or what competitors charge nearby.
The details, plainly
| Minimum order | 5 visits |
| Time to complete | Open for 96 hours; unfilled visits are refunded |
| Proof on every visit | 1 to 3 photos, a written result and the place the agent was |
| Payment | Wallet, card or bank transfer |
| Price | Fixed by Cordelia, shown before you pay. You can offer your own. |
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Questions people ask
How do I check if my product is on the shelf in Nigeria?
Order a Shelf and price check on Cordelia. A verified agent visits each shop you list and photographs your product, recording stock status, price and shelf position.
How much does a retail shelf audit cost?
₦3,000 per shop visit. The minimum order is 5 visits. Orders of 10 visits or more get 5% off, and 30 or more get 10% off.
Can the agent check competitor products too?
Yes. Ask them to note nearby competitor products and prices, or order a Competitor price check for named rivals.
How many shops can I audit at once?
As many as you list in one state, up to 100 per order. For several states, place one order per state.
How do I know the agent was at the shop?
Photos at the shop and the place the agent was when they sent the result, compared with the address you listed. A mismatch is flagged.
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