Pear RFP finds 20K+ missing products for major beverage brand

How a major beverage brand uncovered 20,000+ missing retail opportunities with real-time inventory scanning‍

Enterprise-scale inventory intelligence became the deciding factor in a competitive retail ecommerce RFP.

The Challenge

As part of its annual RFP process, Brand* was evaluating retail ecommerce partners for the upcoming year. Shoppability and inventory accuracy were critical decision factors, especially given the brand’s frequent new and limited-edition flavor launches, where availability changes rapidly.

The brand needed to know:

• Where a specific product was actually available at retail, in real time
• Which partners could provide store-level accuracy at scale
• Whether inventory data could be trusted to power shopper experiences and launch strategies

Inconsistent or incomplete inventory data was a primary risk.
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The Solution 

To validate its capabilities, Pear conducted a store-level, UPC-specific inventory pull for one of Brand*’s limited-edition products.

Leveraging Pear’s ability to:

• Scan inventory at 165,000+ stores (spanning Big Box and local retailers)
• At the UPC level
• Daily
  

Pear produced a comprehensive snapshot of real-time availability across retailers on a single date.
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The Results 

The difference between Pear and competing solutions was immediate – and decisive.

Inventory Coverage Outcomes

• 22,000+ unique store locations found with the product in stock by Pear
• Competing platforms identified fewer than 50 locations, or were unable to complete the request at all.
  

Why this mattered

For Brand*, this wasn’t just about a single product. These results revealed how many retail opportunities were being missed, hidden, or misrepresented due to incomplete inventory data.

Pear’s inventory scanning uncovered tens of thousands of in-stock locations that would have otherwise gone undiscovered.

“When asked to provide real-time inventory of our Limited Edition Product*, Pear Commerce provided an extract of 22k products found online at unique locations, versus less than 50 from their competition. Pear Commerce ‘scrapes’ thousands of websites of our choosing to determine real-time availability and is unmatched in this offering currently.”
— Excerpt from Brand’s RFP winner announcement

Strategic Takeaway 

This case study highlights a critical truth for large beverage brands:

• Shoppability is only as good as the inventory data behind it
• Incomplete inventory means lost launches, wasted media, and missed revenue
• Enterprise brands need real-time, store-level accuracy—not estimates or partial coverage
  

Pear’s inventory scanning didn’t just support the RFP – it won it.