AI agents for hardware stores and steel suppliers: prices and stock on the spot

Hardware stores, steel distributors, and building-materials businesses share one challenge: huge catalogs, customers who call the same product a thousand different names, and a nonstop stream of price and stock inquiries. An AI agent is built for exactly that.

The problem with big catalogs

A piece of square tubing, flat bar, or angle iron can come in dozens of variants by size and gauge. The customer types "4x4 square tubing, 1/4 wall" or "1/2 by 3 angle" and expects an instant answer. Finding that by hand, in a spreadsheet with thousands of rows, is slow and error-prone.

What an AI agent solves

• Interprets how the customer names the product, even without the exact code.
• Answers price per piece or per kilo, and stock by warehouse.
• Quotes multiple items and adds up the total.
• Works for your team (internal) and for your customers on WhatsApp or Telegram.

Without losing control

The agent answers only with the information you upload. When you update prices or inventory, you re-upload your catalog and it is current again. You are in charge; the AI only reads what is yours.

With Vendilo you upload your steel or hardware catalog, test it in minutes, and let your agent handle the quotes while your team focuses on closing sales.