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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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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

  • βœ… Realistic Distributions: Based on Nigerian retail patterns
  • βœ… No Missing Critical Fields: Complete core data
  • βœ… Proper Data Types: Appropriate types for each column
  • βœ… Consistent Naming: Clear, descriptive column names
  • βœ… Nigerian Context: Authentic local characteristics
  • βœ… 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}}
}

Related Datasets

This dataset is part of the Nigerian Retail & E-Commerce Datasets collection, which includes 42 datasets covering:

  • Customer & Shopper Data
  • Sales & Transactions
  • Product & Inventory
  • Marketing & Engagement
  • Operations & Workforce
  • Pricing & Revenue
  • Customer Support
  • Emerging & Advanced Technologies

Browse all datasets: https://huggingface.co/electricsheepafrica

Updates & Maintenance

  • Version: 1.0
  • Last Updated: 2025-10-06
  • Maintenance: Active
  • Issues: Report via Hugging Face discussions

Contact

For questions, feedback, or collaboration:

  • Hugging Face: electricsheepafrica
  • Issues: Open a discussion on the dataset page
  • General Inquiries: Via Hugging Face profile

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