Designing an Automated Retail Analytics Pipeline for a Student-Run Store
Publication Date
2026
Presentation Length
Poster/Gallery presentation
College
College of Sciences & Mathematics
Department
Math and Computer Science, Department of
Student Level
Undergraduate
Presentation Type
Poster
Summary
Student-run retail businesses often collect sales data through point-of-sale systems, but this data is rarely integrated into tools that support meaningful analysis and decision-making. At Bruin Bodega, a student-run store at Belmont University, transaction data from Clover and additional operational records are stored across multiple sources, making reporting and performance analysis largely manual.
This project explores the design of an automated analytics pipeline that centralizes retail transaction data into a structured database and aims to support exploratory analysis, financial reporting, and revenue forecasting. Sales data will be integrated from multiple sources, organized into relational tables, and analyzed using Python and SQL. The project aims to demonstrate how a system can help small retail operations increase efficiency, evaluate performance, and make more informed financial decisions.
Recommended Citation
Nguyen, Cindy P., "Designing an Automated Retail Analytics Pipeline for a Student-Run Store" (2026). SPARK Symposium Presentations. 827.
https://repository.belmont.edu/spark_presentations/827
