I find out what is happening in my market after my competitors do.

$349/monthflat, no setup fee

Kozentis Stay Ahead gives an owner operated business a daily read on its own trade area. Public signals are collected and processed on Kozentis infrastructure, then delivered as a short brief each morning. The owner acts on what changed rather than going looking for it.

The daily market brief

A short morning read on the store's trade area, leading with what changed since the previous day rather than repeating standing conditions. Weather, community events, and local activity that affect the floor and staffing.

The commercial account prospector

Local businesses in the trade area surfaced and tracked as a managed pipeline. New and expanding businesses appear as signals; contacts, calls, and status are logged so nothing goes quiet unnoticed.

The sponsorship assessor

When a request to sponsor a team, event, or school arrives, Kozentis assesses what the opportunity is actually worth to the store: the reach, the foot traffic, and the categories that would benefit. Advisory only. The owner decides.

Availability

Available for independent retail operators first. Kozentis is extending Stay Ahead to further verticals across Canada. Stay Ahead stands alone and requires no other Kozentis product.

What a sample Stay Ahead morning brief looks like

Stay Ahead delivers a short read on a business's trade area each morning, leading with what changed since the day before. The example below is illustrative, built to show the shape and not drawn from any real business, so an owner can picture what lands in their inbox.

SAMPLE · Daily Market Brief
Trade area: [illustrative] · [Weekday], morning
What changed since yesterday
  • A new competitor location is advertising a grand opening this weekend two kilometres from the store.
  • A weather shift is forecast midweek that historically moves demand in seasonal categories.
Worth knowing
  • A community event Saturday is expected to raise foot traffic near the plaza.
  • A local business park has posted three new hiring notices, a signal of nearby commercial activity.
Suggested focus
  • Consider staffing for higher weekend traffic.
  • Review seasonal stock ahead of the forecast change.

A real brief is specific to a business's own trade area and its own signals. This sample shows the format. Stay Ahead is available to owner operated businesses; Kozentis sets it up and it arrives each morning. Book a discovery call.

Stay Ahead, $349/month

flat, no setup fee