Planogram Compliance Detection with Roboflow

Mostafa Ibrahim's tutorial, published on June 22, 2026, introduces a method to automate planogram compliance using Roboflow Workflows, RF-DETR, and Gemini, addressing the costly issue of poor shelf execution in retail environments. Traditional manual inspections are inefficient for large-scale operations, where planograms can fall out of compliance by 10% weekly, significantly impacting sales. The guide provides a step-by-step process to build a planogram compliance workflow that detects empty shelves and brand mixing violations with AI models, bypassing the need for fixed planograms by auditing general shelf organization in real-time. The workflow involves creating a dataset, training an RF-DETR model, and configuring a series of blocks to detect empty zones, identify products, and generate compliance reports using structured JSON. The system is designed to run as a REST endpoint, enabling seamless integration with audit tools and real-time alerts, and can be deployed on edge devices for lower latency, ensuring that brands can maintain compliance across various store layouts and product categories efficiently.