Product

A product is a single item that a supermarket sells. A bag of basmati rice, a carton of milk, a loaf of bread. FreshMart's product catalogue is the list of everything they offer on Tradar.

Each product carries a name, a price, a unit (each, kilogramme, pack), a stock count, a category, and an image. The stock count is what determines whether the storefront shows the item as available or out of stock. The category is what groups it on the browse view.

A change to a product takes effect immediately. Raise a price, the storefront shows the new price on the next page load. Reduce the stock count to zero, the item disappears from search.

See Managing inventory for how a supermarket actually works with their catalogue day to day.