This document discusses leveraging mobile technologies to improve retail channel surveys. It describes moving from paper-based surveys to using mobile devices for data collection. Technologies like navigation, geo-fencing and path tracking help guide data collectors and ensure complete coverage of survey areas. A data analytics engine allows for real-time data quality checks and faster processing to update retail universe estimates. The new approach aims to enhance efficiency, data quality and turnaround times for understanding market size and composition through retail channel surveys.