Ecommerce & D2C
“Serving customer delight — 360° ecommerce solutions with 30+ years of combined industry experience.”
From pricing intelligence to inventory automation to conversational BI — SG Consulting has deployed full-stack AI systems for ecommerce firms in the Middle East, India, and UAE. Our work drives margin, reduces waste, and puts data in the hands of every decision-maker.
Industry Stats
Operational lift across the commerce stack
96%
Query resolution rate (RIZ BI Agent)65%
Ad hoc BI requests automated80%
Data discovery time reduction+30%
Reporting adoption improvementCase Study 1
AI Pricing Engine
Middle East-based E-commerce firm
Use Case / Problem Statement
Manual spreadsheet-based pricing and periodic competitor checks were too slow for thousands of SKUs.
- Pricing lagged competitor moves by days
- No price elasticity analysis
- Cross-elasticity effects unmodeled
- Demand-supply dynamics ignored
- Pricing team spent 70% of time gathering data
Solution & Development
- Competitor benchmarking with real-time scraping.
- Price elasticity modeling per SKU and category.
- Cross-elasticity and portfolio optimization.
- Demand-supply price prediction system.
- Pricing API + Power BI dashboards with guardrails.
Impact & Value Creation
- Real-time competitive pricing intelligence
- Margin improvement via elasticity-optimized pricing
- Reduced cannibalization with cross-elasticity guardrails
- Demand-driven pricing optimized peak periods
- Pricing team shifted to strategic decisions
Case Study 2
Assortment Intelligence Engine
Ecommerce & D2C · Multi-client
Use Case / Problem Statement
Catalogues were bloated and gaps were identified anecdotally rather than systematically.
- No competitor assortment benchmarking
- Vendor intelligence siloed
- Product tagging inconsistent
- Basket analysis infrequent
- BI dashboards disconnected from decisions
Solution & Development
- Competitor universe analysis to identify white space.
- Vendor intelligence layer for diversification.
- ML-based product tagging system.
- Basket mix analysis for cross-sell and bundling.
- Real-time data streams into BI with proactive alerts.
Impact & Value Creation
- White space identified and actioned
- Tail SKU rationalization reduced carrying cost
- Revenue per active SKU improved
- Vendor diversification reduced supply risk
- Assortment planning cycle time reduced
Case Study 3
Replenishment Engine
Ecommerce & D2C · Inventory Optimization
Use Case / Problem Statement
Static reorder points and manual procurement created stockouts and dead stock.
- Reorder points ignored seasonality and promotions
- Manual procurement scheduling inconsistent
- No multi-supplier fallback modeling
- Waste and sustainability not factored
- Dashboards showed issues without automation
Solution & Development
- Predictive demand forecasting with real-time correction.
- Dynamic reorder thresholds and safety stock optimization.
- Vendor and lead-time optimization across suppliers.
- Real-time alerts integrated with BI.
- Scenario planning for seasonal peaks and disruptions.
- Sustainability and waste reduction signals built in.
Impact & Value Creation
- OOS incidents materially reduced
- Carrying cost reduced with right-sized safety stock
- Supplier relationships strengthened
- Procurement team freed from manual reorder work
- Inventory turns improved with less dead stock
Case Study 4
Liquidation Model
Ecommerce & D2C · Clearance Intelligence
Use Case / Problem Statement
Markdown decisions were reactive and based on gut feel, destroying margin without guaranteeing clearance.
- No model for optimal markdown depth
- Timing was reactive after aging
- Channel allocation manual
- No recovery rate visibility
Solution & Development
- Predictive clearance demand modeling.
- Proactive liquidation candidate identification.
- Markdown optimization per SKU.
- Channel selection intelligence for clearance.
- Scenario simulation for recovery outcomes.
- Recovery tracking with real-time alerts.
Impact & Value Creation
- Recovery rate improved vs. manual markdown
- Dead stock pool reduced
- Margin recovery optimized
- Brand protection maintained through channel selection
- Liquidation decisions made with data
Case Study 5
Smart BI & Reporting (RIZ — Retail Intelligence Zone)
VIZ Platform · Multi-client Ecommerce
Use Case / Problem Statement
BI teams were overwhelmed by ad hoc requests, while business teams lacked self-serve insights.
- 65% of BI time consumed by repetitive queries
- Business teams couldn’t self-serve
- Dashboards couldn’t answer “why”
- Data discovery slow and manual
- Industry KPIs not pre-wired
Solution & Development
- Multi-agent BI architecture (DGFE + MKI + Core BI).
- Natural language interface with context-aware follow-ups.
- Domain-tuned KPI reasoning beyond text-to-SQL.
- Instant visualization per query.
- API layer for embedding into tools and workflows.
Impact & Value Creation
- 96% query resolution rate
- 65% of ad hoc BI handled without analysts
- +30% reporting adoption
- 80% reduction in data discovery time
- BI team freed for strategic analysis
Case Study 6
Campaign Management Intelligence
2 Indian clients + 1 UAE-based company
Use Case / Problem Statement
Cross-channel attribution was broken, and budgets were allocated by habit rather than performance.
- Last-click attribution overstated paid search
- No dynamic budget reallocation
- Static audience segmentation
- Performance issues found late
- Manual post-campaign analysis
Solution & Development
- Unified cross-channel performance dashboard.
- AI-driven budget allocation recommendations.
- ML-based audience segmentation and personalization.
- Real-time performance monitoring with anomaly detection.
- Mix Media Modeling for true attribution.
- Automated post-campaign analytics.
Impact & Value Creation
- ROAS clarity established across channels
- Budget waste reduced by real-time reallocations
- CAC improved with better audience-creative matching
- Campaign launch cycles accelerated
- Board-level attribution story enabled
Case Study 7
Fraud Detection
E-commerce & D2C platforms
Use Case / Problem Statement
Fraud losses scaled with volume while manual review and static rules produced high false positives.
- Fraud losses grew with order volume
- Manual review unable to scale
- Static rules caused false positives and negatives
- Promo abuse and return fraud rising
Solution & Development
- Behavioral anomaly detection models.
- Network graph analysis for fraud rings.
- Promo abuse detection and identity linkage.
- Return fraud scoring with risk thresholds.
- Sub-100ms real-time scoring API.
- Case management dashboard with full context.
Impact & Value Creation
- Fraud loss rate materially reduced
- Promo abuse controlled
- Real-time decisioning without checkout latency
- Return fraud flagged before processing
- Ops teams focused on genuine edge cases
Case Study 8
Customer Segmentation — BI & Automation
E-commerce & D2C · CX Intelligence
Use Case / Problem Statement
Broadcast campaigns treated all customers the same, eroding margin and missing churn signals.
- No RFM-based segmentation
- LTV not measured or tracked
- Churn detected only after it happened
- Campaign personalization manual and infrequent
- WhatsApp/email campaigns broadcast-only
Solution & Development
- RFM + behavioral segmentation with dynamic membership.
- LTV prediction and channel attribution modeling.
- Churn risk scoring with proactive retention triggers.
- Automated campaign workflows via n8n.
- Cohort and segment migration analytics.
Impact & Value Creation
- Retention improved with proactive re-engagement
- LTV tracking live across customer base
- Campaign relevance and engagement lifted
- Repeat purchase rate increased
- Churn prediction enabled proactive intervention
Accelerators
Additional ecommerce accelerators
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