Are You Missing Out on the Retail Revolution?
Imagine a world where your online store can effortlessly handle Black Friday traffic without crashing. A world where personalized product recommendations reach customers in real-time, driving impulse purchases. A world where inventory is always accurate, preventing stock outs and lost sales. This is the future of retail, powered by Catalyst Serverless.
Staying ahead requires agility and scalability. Ditch the limitations of traditional servers and embrace the power of Catalyst Serverless. Build dynamic, responsive retail applications that deliver exceptional customer experiences and optimize operations.
With serverless, you can:
- Reduce development time
- Improve time-to-market
- Enhance customer experience
- Drive sales and revenue
Transform your retail business with Catalyst Serverless
Scale effortlessly
Need to run a task every night at midnight to sync inventory or clean abandoned carts every hour? Catalyst Serverless Cron Functions are purpose-built for jobs like these.
Automate scheduled jobs like syncing data, sending reports, or triggering marketing actions with Catalyst Serverless cron functions—without any infrastructure overhead.

Automate the essentials
Use Catalyst's cron functions to automate time-sensitive retail operations without managing servers.
Walk through a typical day in a retailer’s back end with Serverless cron functions doing the heavy lifting.
- A flash sale ends. Cron disables the deal page.
- Stock data is pulled from the ERP.
- Stale carts are cleaned out.
- The final inventory is synced before peak evening traffic.
- The daily report is compiled and emailed.
One day. Four cron triggers. Zero developer burnout.
Handle platform traffic like a pro, with zero hiccups.
That's the power of Catalyst Serverless. With its automatic scaling capabilities, your application can seamlessly adapt to fluctuating traffic, ensuring a smooth and seamless shopping experience for every customer, even during peak demand.
This cron function disables a scheduled flash sale by updating its status to "inactive" in Catalyst Cache, using a dynamic parameter from the cron config.
Set up a cron function, pass custom parameters, and automate retail like a pro.
Deliver real-time notifications and updates for better engagement
Every click, cart, and product matters. Don’t let missed moments turn into lost revenue. Catalyst Serverless helps you respond instantly to customer behavior.
From “Oh no” to “Got it covered.”Here’s how real-time automation changes the outcome before you even blink.
| Stock out alerts | Cart abandonment recovery |
|---|---|
A customer places an order for a highly sought-after product, only to be disappointed by a stockout. Instead of losing business and damaging your brand reputation, you can turn this setback into an opportunity by using Catalyst Serverless to address the situation proactively. Using Catalyst Serverless functions, you can trigger automated email or SMS notifications to the customer, keeping them informed about the product's availability. By leveraging serverless functions, you can automate your notification process, improve customer experience, and prevent potential revenue loss. | A customer browsing your online store adds items to their cart, only to abandon it at the check-out stage. This is a common occurrence known as cart abandonment, and it can lead to significant revenue loss for retailers. With Catalyst Serverless, you can turn this potential lost sale into a revenue opportunity. Serverless functions can be triggered to send personalized email reminders or enticing discounts to encourage the customer to return to their cart and complete their purchase. This proactive approach can significantly reduce cart abandonment rates and boost sales. |
| Auto-trigger Serverless event functions on inventory changes using event.getAction()—notify users instantly, no manual polling needed. | Set up a Serverless cron function to scan for abandoned carts every hour using cronDetails.getCronParam() and trigger personalized recovery emails. |
Serverless functions run instantly on demand, and you only pay for the computing time used—making them a scalable and cost-effective way to handle high event volumes
Build apps with speed
Imagine a retailer wanting to capitalize on a fleeting trend by launching a new seasonal collection. Traditionally, this would involve a lengthy development process, significant infrastructure setup, and considerable time-to-market. With serverless, however, the retailer could rapidly develop and deploy a new online store or a dedicated microsite for a collection without the hassle of managing underlying infrastructure. Accelerate your development process, capitalize on trends, and increase sales.
Revolutionize your retail front end with rapid prototyping
Innovate faster with Serverless. Quickly create and deploy a pop-up microsite for limited-edition products or seasonal campaigns, capturing the excitement and driving sales.
Sync data in real time
By leveraging serverless functions, you can achieve real-time data synchronization across your entire retail ecosystem: ecommerce platforms, inventory management systems, and custom client portals. Eliminate data inconsistencies and errors, ensuring accurate information across all touchpoints and improving operational efficiency.


Enhance security
Whether it's suspicious transactions on your ecommerce platform or sophisticated cybercriminal is attempting to infiltrate your e-commerce platform. As they attempt to make a fraudulent purchase,, Serverless functions trigger real-time fraud detection systems to analyze the suspicious activity and automatically block fraudulent orders, protecting your business from financial losses and safeguarding your brand reputation.
Multichannel integration for omnichannel commerce
Operating both offline stores and an online presence can lead to data silos—customers might place an order online, only to later realize the item is out of stock at the physical store. Disconnects between online and offline systems cause customer frustration and lost sales.
Unify data and processes across all channels with serverless computing. Get real-time inventory updates, synchronized promotions, and consistent customer behavior tracking—without the need for complex infrastructure management.
This Catalyst event function auto-syncs inventory in real time using Data Store triggers—no manual invocation, just pure serverless automation.
Explore more about Catalyst Serverless event functionsWhy choose Catalyst Serverless for retail?
Cost-effective:
Pay only for the resources you use, reducing operational costs and increasing ROI.
Developer-friendly
Accelerate development cycles with a serverless architecture that simplifies deployment and maintenance.
Highly available
Ensure your applications are always up and running with a fault-tolerant infrastructure.
