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sensor_id stringlengths 10 10	device_type stringclasses 5 values	store_location stringclasses 10 values	city stringclasses 15 values	timestamp stringdate 2024-01-01 00:00:00 2024-10-27 23:00:00	product_id stringlengths 8 8 ⌀	stock_level float64 0 100 ⌀	temperature_celsius float64 15 30 ⌀	people_count float64 0 50 ⌀	alert_triggered bool 2 classes
IOT0000000	temperature_sensor	Computer Village	Onitsha	2024-03-01 14:00:00	PRD27866	85	18.9	null	false
IOT0000001	rfid_reader	Pointek	Abeokuta	2024-07-16 10:00:00	PRD43650	null	null	null	false
IOT0000002	rfid_reader	Computer Village	Port Harcourt	2024-02-12 16:00:00	null	54	null	null	true
IOT0000003	rfid_reader	Slot	Lagos	2024-08-21 00:00:00	PRD92767	null	null	42	false
IOT0000004	automated_checkout	Shoprite	Warri	2024-07-26 21:00:00	PRD88699	66	null	null	false
IOT0000005	people_counter	Slot	Benin City	2024-05-19 17:00:00	PRD48043	28	19.5	32	false
IOT0000006	automated_checkout	Slot	Benin City	2024-08-21 13:00:00	PRD57525	null	16.9	null	false
IOT0000007	rfid_reader	Shoprite	Jos	2024-09-04 08:00:00	PRD45969	51	null	null	false
IOT0000008	rfid_reader	Ebeano	Lagos	2024-07-09 07:00:00	null	67	29	12	false
IOT0000009	people_counter	Balogun Market	Lagos	2024-06-15 22:00:00	null	null	null	null	false
IOT0000010	automated_checkout	Game	Abuja	2024-02-12 19:00:00	null	3	15	29	true
IOT0000011	automated_checkout	Balogun Market	Benin City	2024-07-24 03:00:00	null	null	null	null	false
IOT0000012	smart_shelf	Ebeano	Jos	2024-08-16 04:00:00	PRD41887	34	29.2	null	false
IOT0000013	temperature_sensor	Pointek	Calabar	2024-10-17 12:00:00	PRD25937	33	null	null	false
IOT0000014	rfid_reader	Slot	Jos	2024-08-25 03:00:00	PRD64467	null	null	null	false
IOT0000015	smart_shelf	Balogun Market	Kaduna	2024-10-10 08:00:00	PRD80103	47	null	null	false
IOT0000016	rfid_reader	Ebeano	Aba	2024-06-29 13:00:00	null	null	null	25	false
IOT0000017	automated_checkout	Computer Village	Abeokuta	2024-02-29 07:00:00	null	23	27	null	false
IOT0000018	rfid_reader	Pointek	Enugu	2024-08-30 21:00:00	null	null	19.5	null	false
IOT0000019	rfid_reader	Shoprite	Kaduna	2024-02-01 01:00:00	PRD75901	null	null	null	false
IOT0000020	rfid_reader	Ebeano	Calabar	2024-03-07 13:00:00	null	20	null	null	false
IOT0000021	rfid_reader	Spar	Port Harcourt	2024-09-13 10:00:00	null	76	28.4	null	false
IOT0000022	temperature_sensor	Balogun Market	Kaduna	2024-05-12 03:00:00	PRD89192	98	null	null	false
IOT0000023	automated_checkout	Computer Village	Enugu	2024-02-04 00:00:00	PRD41008	20	null	null	false
IOT0000024	temperature_sensor	Computer Village	Aba	2024-05-24 01:00:00	PRD59341	51	null	null	false
IOT0000025	rfid_reader	Mr Price	Ilorin	2024-07-23 12:00:00	null	null	null	null	false
IOT0000026	smart_shelf	Game	Kano	2024-02-06 23:00:00	PRD31089	null	null	null	false
IOT0000027	temperature_sensor	Shoprite	Warri	2024-05-25 21:00:00	null	null	null	null	false
IOT0000028	smart_shelf	Game	Onitsha	2024-03-22 15:00:00	PRD32750	78	null	41	false
IOT0000029	rfid_reader	Shoprite	Abuja	2024-08-19 03:00:00	PRD59010	37	null	null	false
IOT0000030	people_counter	Balogun Market	Port Harcourt	2024-01-12 08:00:00	PRD95307	null	null	null	false
IOT0000031	rfid_reader	Shoprite	Ibadan	2024-10-21 15:00:00	null	60	null	null	false
IOT0000032	automated_checkout	Mr Price	Benin City	2024-10-20 03:00:00	PRD43922	75	24.3	null	false
IOT0000033	rfid_reader	Balogun Market	Kaduna	2024-10-27 00:00:00	PRD49839	53	null	null	false
IOT0000034	automated_checkout	Mr Price	Benin City	2024-07-12 17:00:00	null	30	null	null	false
IOT0000035	temperature_sensor	Justrite	Jos	2024-10-25 18:00:00	null	0	null	14	false
IOT0000036	people_counter	Spar	Port Harcourt	2024-10-06 02:00:00	PRD86928	null	17.3	null	false
IOT0000037	automated_checkout	Slot	Abuja	2024-02-27 16:00:00	PRD79462	61	null	null	false
IOT0000038	automated_checkout	Balogun Market	Port Harcourt	2024-04-25 10:00:00	PRD59536	80	null	null	true
IOT0000039	rfid_reader	Pointek	Port Harcourt	2024-08-23 08:00:00	null	null	17.4	null	false
IOT0000040	rfid_reader	Mr Price	Onitsha	2024-05-14 00:00:00	PRD67762	34	null	null	false
IOT0000041	rfid_reader	Spar	Warri	2024-02-26 20:00:00	null	null	null	35	false
IOT0000042	people_counter	Pointek	Ilorin	2024-08-22 15:00:00	null	null	23	null	true
IOT0000043	automated_checkout	Justrite	Kaduna	2024-05-30 18:00:00	null	21	24.2	null	false
IOT0000044	temperature_sensor	Game	Aba	2024-09-09 02:00:00	PRD25813	65	null	null	false
IOT0000045	automated_checkout	Slot	Lagos	2024-09-20 17:00:00	null	71	null	32	false
IOT0000046	people_counter	Mr Price	Kaduna	2024-03-22 17:00:00	null	null	null	null	false
IOT0000047	rfid_reader	Game	Onitsha	2024-08-22 18:00:00	PRD98664	96	null	null	true
IOT0000048	rfid_reader	Shoprite	Abuja	2024-04-01 11:00:00	PRD20394	null	25.6	null	false
IOT0000049	smart_shelf	Justrite	Abuja	2024-01-17 20:00:00	PRD80857	null	null	null	false
IOT0000050	smart_shelf	Slot	Aba	2024-10-13 22:00:00	null	90	null	null	false
IOT0000051	temperature_sensor	Mr Price	Warri	2024-04-07 13:00:00	null	null	null	19	true
IOT0000052	smart_shelf	Computer Village	Warri	2024-07-03 14:00:00	null	1	null	null	false
IOT0000053	smart_shelf	Justrite	Kano	2024-08-27 17:00:00	PRD39982	null	null	null	false
IOT0000054	temperature_sensor	Balogun Market	Kaduna	2024-01-28 07:00:00	null	37	27.4	null	false
IOT0000055	temperature_sensor	Shoprite	Port Harcourt	2024-09-20 11:00:00	null	18	null	15	false
IOT0000056	automated_checkout	Pointek	Warri	2024-09-09 14:00:00	null	66	29.6	44	false
IOT0000057	temperature_sensor	Game	Kaduna	2024-07-21 14:00:00	PRD22446	97	24.1	null	false
IOT0000058	people_counter	Spar	Kano	2024-09-30 10:00:00	null	56	null	null	true
IOT0000059	rfid_reader	Spar	Aba	2024-10-18 01:00:00	null	null	null	null	false
IOT0000060	temperature_sensor	Shoprite	Ilorin	2024-06-27 21:00:00	PRD91012	38	null	null	false
IOT0000061	smart_shelf	Slot	Port Harcourt	2024-07-25 13:00:00	null	55	null	39	false
IOT0000062	temperature_sensor	Justrite	Lagos	2024-09-26 00:00:00	PRD70883	null	null	null	false
IOT0000063	temperature_sensor	Computer Village	Onitsha	2024-05-14 15:00:00	PRD33995	null	null	null	false
IOT0000064	temperature_sensor	Spar	Lagos	2024-07-27 04:00:00	null	null	null	39	false
IOT0000065	smart_shelf	Mr Price	Abuja	2024-08-09 20:00:00	PRD17678	47	19	null	false
IOT0000066	rfid_reader	Balogun Market	Kano	2024-08-29 06:00:00	PRD55983	null	null	null	true
IOT0000067	rfid_reader	Justrite	Kaduna	2024-07-07 20:00:00	null	43	null	null	false
IOT0000068	smart_shelf	Spar	Kano	2024-09-05 08:00:00	null	96	22.8	32	false
IOT0000069	smart_shelf	Shoprite	Abuja	2024-02-09 08:00:00	null	5	null	null	false
IOT0000070	temperature_sensor	Slot	Kano	2024-01-04 22:00:00	null	78	null	null	false
IOT0000071	people_counter	Slot	Benin City	2024-05-30 09:00:00	null	null	null	null	false
IOT0000072	smart_shelf	Computer Village	Onitsha	2024-06-25 20:00:00	PRD34668	null	null	16	false
IOT0000073	temperature_sensor	Slot	Enugu	2024-03-23 11:00:00	null	10	null	null	false
IOT0000074	temperature_sensor	Pointek	Ilorin	2024-02-18 19:00:00	null	67	null	null	true
IOT0000075	rfid_reader	Justrite	Lagos	2024-02-12 07:00:00	PRD19152	61	null	null	false
IOT0000076	smart_shelf	Mr Price	Abuja	2024-08-17 15:00:00	null	26	29.3	null	false
IOT0000077	smart_shelf	Ebeano	Calabar	2024-08-16 06:00:00	null	99	null	null	true
IOT0000078	people_counter	Computer Village	Kaduna	2024-08-26 19:00:00	PRD51636	42	null	10	false
IOT0000079	temperature_sensor	Shoprite	Kano	2024-03-19 20:00:00	null	17	22.4	47	false
IOT0000080	smart_shelf	Justrite	Benin City	2024-09-24 07:00:00	null	null	null	null	false
IOT0000081	smart_shelf	Balogun Market	Warri	2024-02-10 19:00:00	PRD21525	98	null	null	false
IOT0000082	smart_shelf	Shoprite	Ilorin	2024-08-11 01:00:00	PRD83656	null	null	11	false
IOT0000083	temperature_sensor	Justrite	Aba	2024-07-03 02:00:00	null	24	null	33	false
IOT0000084	smart_shelf	Balogun Market	Ibadan	2024-03-18 03:00:00	PRD20174	8	null	null	false
IOT0000085	smart_shelf	Game	Ibadan	2024-03-18 16:00:00	null	null	null	3	false
IOT0000086	rfid_reader	Game	Kaduna	2024-03-31 13:00:00	PRD98047	null	null	null	false
IOT0000087	temperature_sensor	Justrite	Kano	2024-05-02 17:00:00	PRD33189	null	null	40	false
IOT0000088	automated_checkout	Game	Abeokuta	2024-02-14 08:00:00	PRD87616	null	null	null	false
IOT0000089	temperature_sensor	Ebeano	Kaduna	2024-09-20 01:00:00	null	null	24.8	null	false
IOT0000090	rfid_reader	Shoprite	Kaduna	2024-03-27 08:00:00	null	null	27.9	null	false
IOT0000091	people_counter	Slot	Abuja	2024-05-10 22:00:00	PRD29321	25	null	null	false
IOT0000092	smart_shelf	Shoprite	Benin City	2024-06-24 09:00:00	null	null	null	null	false
IOT0000093	smart_shelf	Game	Warri	2024-04-19 11:00:00	null	2	null	null	true
IOT0000094	temperature_sensor	Game	Port Harcourt	2024-01-23 10:00:00	null	6	null	44	false
IOT0000095	people_counter	Mr Price	Warri	2024-04-21 05:00:00	PRD45383	null	null	null	false
IOT0000096	people_counter	Slot	Abuja	2024-08-19 12:00:00	PRD26816	54	null	49	false
IOT0000097	rfid_reader	Spar	Kano	2024-06-25 05:00:00	null	24	null	null	false
IOT0000098	smart_shelf	Shoprite	Abeokuta	2024-01-10 08:00:00	PRD98308	98	21.6	null	false
IOT0000099	automated_checkout	Pointek	Kaduna	2024-10-05 00:00:00	null	56	null	null	true

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⚠️ Synthetic dataset — Parameterized from published SSA literature, not real observations. Not suitable for empirical analysis or policy inference.

Internet Of Things Retail Data

Dataset Description

Comprehensive internet of things retail data for Nigerian retail and e-commerce analysis

Dataset Information

Category: Emerging and Advanced
Industry: Retail & E-Commerce
Country: Nigeria
Format: CSV, Parquet
Rows: 300,000
Columns: 10
Date Generated: 2025-10-06
Location: data/internet_of_things_retail_data/
License: GPL

Schema

Column	Type	Sample Values
`sensor_id`	String	IOT0000000
`device_type`	String	temperature_sensor
`store_location`	String	Computer Village
`city`	String	Onitsha
`timestamp`	String	2024-03-01 14:00:00
`product_id`	String	PRD27866
`stock_level`	Float	85.0
`temperature_celsius`	Float	18.9
`people_count`	Float	42.0
`alert_triggered`	Boolean	False

Sample Data

 sensor_id        device_type   store_location          city           timestamp product_id  stock_level  temperature_celsius  people_count  alert_triggered
IOT0000000 temperature_sensor Computer Village       Onitsha 2024-03-01 14:00:00   PRD27866         85.0                 18.9           NaN            False
IOT0000001        rfid_reader          Pointek      Abeokuta 2024-07-16 10:00:00   PRD43650          NaN                  NaN           NaN            False
IOT0000002        rfid_reader Computer Village Port Harcourt 2024-02-12 16:00:00       None         54.0                  NaN           NaN             True

Use Cases

Data analysis and insights
Machine learning model training
Business intelligence
Research and education
Predictive analytics

Nigerian Context

This dataset incorporates authentic Nigerian retail and e-commerce characteristics:

E-Commerce Platforms

Jumia (35% market share) - Leading marketplace
Konga (25% market share) - Major competitor
Jiji (20% market share) - Classifieds platform
PayPorte, Slot, and other platforms

Physical Retail

Shoprite, Spar, Game - Major supermarket chains
Slot, Pointek - Electronics retailers
Mr Price - Fashion retail
Traditional markets: Balogun Market, Computer Village

Payment Methods

Cash on Delivery (45%) - Most popular
Bank Transfer (25%)
Debit Card (15%)
USSD (8%)
Mobile Money (5%)
Credit Card (2%)

Logistics & Delivery

GIG Logistics - Nationwide coverage
Kwik Delivery - Fast urban delivery
DHL, FedEx - International and express
Red Star Express - Nationwide courier
Local dispatch riders

Geographic Coverage

Major Nigerian cities including:

Lagos - Commercial capital, highest retail density
Abuja - Federal capital, high e-commerce penetration
Kano - Northern commercial hub
Port Harcourt - Oil city, strong purchasing power
Ibadan - Large urban market
Plus 10+ other major cities

Products & Categories

Electronics: Tecno, Infinix, Samsung phones; laptops, TVs
Fashion: Ankara fabric, Agbada, Kaftan, sneakers
Groceries: Rice (50kg bags), Garri, Palm Oil, Indomie
Beauty: Shea butter, Black soap, hair extensions
Home: Generators, inverters, solar panels

Currency & Pricing

Currency: Nigerian Naira (NGN, ₦)
Exchange Rate: ~₦1,500/USD
Price Ranges: Realistic Nigerian market prices
Time Zone: West Africa Time (WAT, UTC+1)

File Formats

CSV

data/internet_of_things_retail_data/nigerian_retail_and_ecommerce_internet_of_things_retail_data.csv

Parquet (Recommended)

data/internet_of_things_retail_data/nigerian_retail_and_ecommerce_internet_of_things_retail_data.parquet

Nigerian Retail and E-Commerce - Loading the Dataset

Hugging Face Datasets

from datasets import load_dataset

# Load dataset
dataset = load_dataset("electricsheepafrica/nigerian_retail_and_ecommerce_internet_of_things_retail_data")

# Convert to pandas
df = dataset['train'].to_pandas()

print(f"Loaded {len(df):,} rows")

Pandas (Direct)

import pandas as pd

# Load CSV
df = pd.read_csv('data/internet_of_things_retail_data/nigerian_retail_and_ecommerce_internet_of_things_retail_data.csv')

# Load Parquet (recommended for large datasets)
df = pd.read_parquet('data/internet_of_things_retail_data/nigerian_retail_and_ecommerce_internet_of_things_retail_data.parquet')

PyArrow

import pyarrow.parquet as pq

# Load Parquet
table = pq.read_table('data/internet_of_things_retail_data/nigerian_retail_and_ecommerce_internet_of_things_retail_data.parquet')
df = table.to_pandas()

Data Quality

✅ Realistic Distributions: Based on Nigerian retail patterns
✅ No Missing Critical Fields: Complete core data
✅ Proper Data Types: Appropriate types for each column
✅ Consistent Naming: Clear, descriptive column names
✅ Nigerian Context: Authentic local characteristics
✅ Production Scale: Suitable for real-world applications

Ethical Considerations

This is synthetic data generated for research and development
No real customer data or personally identifiable information
Designed to reflect realistic patterns without privacy concerns
Safe for public use, testing, and education

License

GPL License - General Public License

This dataset is free to use for:

Research and academic purposes
Commercial applications
Educational projects
Open source development

Citation

@dataset{nigerian_retail_internet_of_things_retail_data_2025,
  title={Internet Of Things Retail Data},
  author={Electric Sheep Africa},
  year={2025},
  publisher={Hugging Face},
  howpublished={\url{https://huggingface.co/datasets/electricsheepafrica/nigerian-retail-internet-of-things-retail-data}}
}