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Sena shows why stores reorder or switch

Sena Decision AI shows wholesale teams how store owners pick a wholesaler, which terms win a bigger order, and where trading stores sit off the account list. Every figure traces to the team's own order history and account list, a store owner answer, or a dated store photo.

  • 190+ countries
  • 5M+ consumer network
  • 250+ integrations
Live readingsExample wholesale
Top reason stores switch wholesaler
Credit
Named by 33% of store owners
Terms store owners accept
30 days
Credit, 2 deliveries a week
Trading stores off the account list
418
Open by photo, not on the list
Order value in reach
341,120
533 accounts ready to buy more
every figure opens an order, owner answer or store photo
WHERE THE NEXT ORDER GOES

Store owners split their buying

Wholesale industry analysis usually reads order history, fill rates, and margin by account. The store owner's side, from rival offers to credit and delivery days, sits outside those files.

Order history shows one supplier's share

The team's own wholesale data shows what each account bought from the team. The store's buying from other wholesalers sits outside that file.

Sena:Sena captures which wholesalers store owners use and why, by segment and market.

Terms decide the size of the order

The team sets wholesale pricing and credit days by account tier. Wholesale customers weigh each term against the rival's offer.

Sena:Sena captures the terms store owners say would win a bigger order, in each market.

New stores open between list updates

The team's wholesale accounts come from past sales calls. Stores that opened since the last list sit outside it.

Sena:Sena captures geo-verified photos of the independent retailers and other stores trading in the territories a question names.

The decisions

Four decisions wholesale teams make

These four decisions add the store owner's own answer to wholesale industry analysis.

Decision 01

Win a bigger share of wallet by store type

Store owners state which wholesalers they use, how they split their buying, and what would move more of it to one supplier, by segment and market.

Decides:Which store segments the sales team targets first, and with which offer.

See sales decisions →
Decision 02

Set the terms that win the order

Store owners state the price gap, credit days, delivery days, and minimum order quantity that would switch an order, market by market.

Decides:Which terms each store type gets, and where wholesale margins hold.

See revenue and pricing decisions →
Decision 03

Add the lines stores buy elsewhere

Store owners state which product lines their shoppers ask for and which they source from another wholesaler.

Decides:Which lines the catalog adds next.

See category decisions →
Decision 04

Reach the trading stores off the list

Sena captures geo-verified photos of the stores trading in the territories a question names and sets them against the team's wholesale accounts.

Decides:Which territories and store types the reps cover first.

See growth decisions →
HOW A TEAM CHECKS EACH STORE TYPE

Wholesale data, traced to its source

Each figure links to the store owner answer or store photo that produced it, read beside the team's order files.

Store owners speak for their own stores

Every answer is given by consent, by a store owner in Sena's consumer network.

A dated photo of each named store

A photo confirms a store is open and trading at one location on one date. Every capture clears a multi-level QA flow before it counts. Sena declines a capture that misses the check, and the decline stays visible.

SHARE OF WALLET

Count the accounts ready to buy more

Account growth starts with two counts: the active store accounts and the share whose owners would move more buying to the team on better terms. The account count comes from the team's order files, and the share is the team's estimate, tested against what store owners in each segment say.

  • Terms that tip each store type, from credit to delivery days
  • The rival wholesaler each segment buys from now
  • Order value in reach, from the team's own added order per account
Share of wallet calculatorExample figures
Not yetIn reach
Accounts ready to buy more
533
Monthly order value in reach
341,120

The share of wallet calculator shows the accounts ready to buy more and the order value in reach.

A walkthrough on one store type

A walkthrough takes one store type in one market from store owner answer to the sales call.

By team

Which wholesale team owns the question?

Pick the closest fit, and the walkthrough starts from that team's question.

How it works

How Sena answers a market question

Step 01 · Capture

Capture

Sena captures geo-verified photos and consumer activity in the markets a question names, when the question needs it.

Step 02 · Read

Read

Sena reads those captures beside the files and systems already in use, across 250+ integrations.

Step 03 · Compare

Compare

Sena compares the market against the plan and shows each gap, with every figure traced to its source.

ORDER FILES AND OWNER ANSWERS

Wholesale industry analysis from the store owner

AreaCommon methodSena
Share of buyingOrder history by accountHow each store type splits buying across wholesalers
TermsPrice lists by tier and target wholesale marginsCredit, delivery, and order-size terms owners say win the order
CatalogLines ranked by past salesLines shoppers ask for that owners source elsewhere
CoverageAccount lists from past sales callsDated photos of stores trading in each named territory
AuditingRep notes matched to orders by handEach figure links to an owner answer or store photo

One store type, one market, one decision

Talk to the Rwazi team about one store type, one market, and the decision on the table this quarter.

FAQ

Questions wholesale teams ask

01 What is wholesale industry analysis?
Wholesale industry analysis is the practice of reading orders, margins, terms, and store owner choices to decide what to stock and which accounts to grow. Sena, a Decision AI with access to real-world data, brings decision intelligence to wholesale teams by adding consented store owner answers and geo-verified store photos to the team's own files, so each figure traces to the answer or photo behind it.
02 What is wholesale trade?
Wholesale trade is the sale of goods in bulk to businesses that resell or use them. Its buyers include independent retailers and convenience stores, and Sena captures how store owners choose a wholesaler and what would move more of their buying, by segment and market.
03 What is share of wallet in wholesale?
Share of wallet is the part of a store's total buying that goes to one wholesaler. Sena captures how store owners split their buying across suppliers and what would move more of it, from a better price to longer credit days or a faster delivery slot.
04 How does a wholesale business set its terms?
A wholesale business sets terms from its cost, its target margin, and the offers store owners compare. Sena captures the price gap, credit days, and minimum order quantity store owners say would switch an order, and which terms keep store owners ordering from one wholesaler.
05 What wholesale data does Sena add?
Sena adds wholesale data from outside the order book: store owner answers on supplier choice and terms, and geo-verified photos of the stores trading in each named territory. Sena reads both beside the team's own order files, so the wholesale industry analysis covers each side of the order.
06 How do B2B wholesale teams keep their accounts?
B2B wholesale teams keep accounts by matching what store owners weigh: price, credit, delivery days, and product range. Sena captures how those weights differ by store type and market, so the team sees which store segments lean toward a rival.
07 Which systems does Sena connect to for wholesale teams?
Sena connects to the systems wholesale teams already run across 250+ integrations, including Salesforce, HubSpot, and Microsoft Dynamics, and reads uploaded Excel, CSV, and PDF files. Store owner answers and store photos join that data, so the team's order files sit beside what wholesale customers in each segment and market say.