CamAI

AI cameras for Saudi retailers Stores and malls across KSA

Retailers in Saudi Arabia, from mall stores in Riyadh to high-street shops in Jeddah and Al Khobar, use CamAI on existing CCTV to count visitors, catch long queues and guard stock rooms after hours.

Sectors

AlertsMall branch · sample
  1. 21:46

    Queue at checkout over 6

    CAM 02Built-in

    Clip
  2. 18:12

    Counter left without staff

    CAM 05Custom, tested in a pilot

    Clip
  3. 23:38

    Person in stockroom after closing

    CAM 09Built-in

    Clip
Example · sample times and events
A modern retail store with display tables and shelves

The cameras are there. The problem is what nobody sees.

The problem, in one line

You find out a counter was left empty from a customer complaint.

  1. You can’t count what you don’t measure

  2. Queues are found when customers leave

  3. After closing, nobody watches the screens

Rules that fit how your site runs.

Built-in

  • Checkout queue too long

  • Back door or stockroom after closing

  • Suspicious behaviour

  • People counting, heatmaps and dwell

  • Smoke or fire in stores

Custom, tested in a pilot

  • Counter left without staff

Custom rules are built and tested on your own footage before go-live.

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Inside this sector. What CamAI can flag at each kind of site.

Built-in rules start on day one; anything marked custom is built and tested on your own footage in the pilot.

Retail camera alerts in Saudi Arabia

Saudi retail runs long hours, with busy evenings, weekends and seasonal peaks.

How Saudi retailers use CamAI

Saudi retail runs long hours, with busy evenings, weekends and seasonal peaks. Store managers cannot be at the door, the tills and the stock room at once. CamAI watches those places through your cameras and speaks up when it matters.

  • What Saudi store owners look for

    Retail managers search for “smart CCTV for shops in Riyadh” or “people counting for malls in Jeddah” when they want to staff by real visitor numbers and hear about trouble before it grows. Footfall counts, queue alerts and after-hours alerts are the usual starting point, because each one answers a question the store already asks every week.

  • Inside the store

    People counting, heatmaps and dwell time show which areas draw shoppers and which are ignored. Queue alerts tell staff when to open another till. Loitering and suspicious behaviour alerts near the stock room or the fitting area send a clip to the supervisor, who can then walk over and check calmly in person.

  • Across your branches

    Chains with stores in several Saudi cities compare footfall and alerts per branch on one web dashboard. Scheduled reports reach area managers by email, so nobody has to log in each morning. When you open a new branch, our Riyadh and Jeddah team sets it up the same way, so the numbers stay comparable.

  • Shopper privacy

    CamAI never identifies shoppers. It counts them, maps how they move and gives only anonymous, grouped estimates of age and gender. Video is analysed on a server in the store or the mall unit, so footage does not need to leave, and the setup is designed around Saudi Arabia’s Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL).

  1. Evening rush in a Riyadh mall

    Your fashion store in a Riyadh mall fills up after evening prayers and on weekends, while afternoons are quiet. You want hourly counts for every day and a queue alert when the tills back up, so staff can be moved from the floor to the counter in time.

  2. Stock room after closing in Jeddah

    Your electronics shop in Jeddah keeps high-value stock in a back room. You want an alert with a clip if anyone enters that room after closing time, sent to the owner’s WhatsApp, so he can see at once who came in and decide what to do.

  3. Comparing Dammam and Al Khobar

    A chain with stores in Dammam and Al Khobar wants one weekly report that compares visitors, busy hours and dwell time per zone in both stores. The owner wants to see which window display and which layout keep people inside longer.

Questions from Saudi retailers

Can CamAI work in a mall store?

Yes. CamAI reads IP cameras that stream over RTSP or ONVIF. Most retailers use the cameras inside their own store, which they control, and the recorder keeps working as before. During the site visit we check each camera, its view of the entrance and the tills, and agree the setup with you.

Will it tell us how many people entered each day?

Yes. CamAI counts visitors per hour and per day at each entrance you choose, and shows heatmaps and dwell time inside the store. You see the numbers on the web dashboard and in scheduled reports, and you can compare branches in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam or Al Khobar side by side.

Does CamAI recognise shoppers?

No. It does not identify anyone. It counts people, maps movement and gives only anonymous, grouped age and gender estimates for context. Video is analysed on a server at your site, so footage stays in the store, and the setup is designed around Saudi Arabia’s Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL).

How do store staff receive alerts?

Each alert carries the camera, the time and a short clip. It goes to the people you choose through the CamAI app, WhatsApp, SMS, email or Telegram. A queue alert might go to the floor supervisor, and an after-hours alert to the owner, so each person only sees what they can act on.

Can we start with one store?

Yes. Many retailers start the pilot in one branch in Riyadh, Jeddah or the Eastern Province, check the counts and alerts for a while, then add other stores. Our team visits each new branch to set up its cameras, so the reports from every store follow the same rules and can be compared.

What does it cost for a retail store?

The price is quoted per site after a visit and a pilot on your own cameras. It depends on how many entrances and zones you want counted, which alerts you need and which reports you want. You receive a written proposal after the pilot, rather than a generic price list.

See your store the way your cameras do.

Book a site visit. We check your cameras and plan a pilot in one store.

What happens next

  1. 1Our team contacts you to arrange a visit to your site.
  2. 2We look at your cameras and agree the rules with your team.
  3. 3A pilot on a few of your cameras, then a written proposal.

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For example: helmets in the warehouse, smoke at night, queues at the tills.

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