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<!--
  Retail Line HR Sitemap — https://retailline.in
  Phase 16: Static pages sitemap.

  HOSTING CONTEXT:
    Public website is statically hosted on Hostinger (no Node.js runtime).
    This static file is served directly by the web server for GET /sitemap.xml.
    A parallel dynamic endpoint is available at:
      GET https://api.retailline.in/api/sitemap.xml  (Laravel-generated, with blog articles)
      GET https://api.retailline.in/api/sitemap-data (JSON feed for build tools)

  INDEXABILITY RULES:
    Included: published=true, canonical=self, robots=index,follow, HTTP 200, public
    Excluded: drafts, noindex, admin, 404, redirects, trailing-slash variants,
              crm.retailline.in, api.retailline.in, blog/:slug (until Phase 6)

  FUTURE EXPANSION (sitemap index when URL volume grows):
    sitemap.xml (this file → becomes sitemap index)
      → sitemap-pages.xml  (static marketing pages)
      → sitemap-blog.xml   (published blog articles, Phase 6+)
      → sitemap-features.xml (feature landing pages, future)
      → sitemap-industries.xml (industry pages, future)
      → sitemap-locations.xml  (city/state/country pages, future)

  BLOG ARTICLES:
    Excluded until Phase 6 confirms reliable server-side rendering on Hostinger.
    Architecture is ready: Laravel /api/sitemap-data returns published blog slugs.

  LASTMOD POLICY:
    Static pages use meaningful content-change dates, not today's date on every build.
    Blog articles will use actual updated_at from the database.

  SEARCH CONSOLE:
    Submit: https://retailline.in/sitemap.xml
    Manual submission required via Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools.
-->
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">

  <!-- Homepage -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/</loc>
  </url>

  <!-- About page -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/about</loc>
  </url>

  <!-- Contact page -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/contact</loc>
  </url>

  <!-- Phase 12: Commercial SEO & Trust Pages -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/pricing</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/privacy-policy</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/terms</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/security</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/compare/hr-software</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/compare/attendance-software</loc>
  </url>

  <!-- Blog listing -->

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/blog</loc>
  </url>

  <!--
    Phase 6: Blog articles — included after confirming build-time static prerendering.
    Each article URL is prerendered as dist/browser/blog/{slug}/index.html.
    Served as HTTP 200 by LiteSpeed (physical file caught by .htaccess rule 5).
    Inclusion criteria met: published, self-canonical, robots=index,follow, HTTP 200, public.
    lastmod = actual updated_at from the database (no fake freshness).
    Add new articles here after each publish + frontend rebuild.
  -->


  <!--
    Phase 8: Feature Landing Pages — included after build-time static prerendering confirmed.
    All 12 pages are prerendered as dist/browser/features/{slug}/index.html.
    Served as HTTP 200 by LiteSpeed (physical file caught by .htaccess rule 5).
    Inclusion criteria met: prerendered, self-canonical, robots=index,follow, public.
  -->

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/features/attendance-management</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/features/payroll-management</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/features/employee-management</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/features/shift-management</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/features/supervisor-management</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/features/department-management</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/features/leave-management</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/features/reports-analytics</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/features/daily-wage-payroll</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/features/family-payroll</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/features/employee-advance</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/features/security-center</loc>
  </url>

  <!--
    Phase 9: Industry Landing Pages — included after prerendering confirmed.
    All 12 pages are prerendered as dist/browser/industries/{slug}/index.html.
    HTTP 200 served by LiteSpeed as physical files.
  -->

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/industries/manufacturing</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/industries/textile</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/industries/food-processing</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/industries/fmcg</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/industries/warehousing-logistics</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/industries/retail-chains</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/industries/wholesale-distribution</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/industries/construction</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/industries/packaging</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/industries/pharmaceutical</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/industries/engineering-industrial</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/industries/cold-storage</loc>
  </url>

  <!--
    Phase 10: Knowledge Center — Pillar Guide Pages
    All 11 pages (hub + 10 guides) are prerendered as dist/browser/learn/*/index.html.
  -->

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/learn</loc>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/learn/attendance-management-guide</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/learn/payroll-management-guide</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/learn/hr-management-guide</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/learn/workforce-management-guide</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/learn/factory-employee-management</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/learn/labour-management-guide</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/learn/shift-management-guide</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/learn/leave-management-guide</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/learn/hr-compliance-india</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/learn/employee-attendance-systems</loc>
  </url>

  <!--
    Phase 11: Location Landing Pages — 21 pages (hub + 20 cities)
    All prerendered as dist/browser/locations/*/index.html.
  -->

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/locations</loc>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/locations/jaipur</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/locations/delhi</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/locations/gurgaon</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/locations/noida</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/locations/mumbai</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/locations/pune</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/locations/ahmedabad</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/locations/surat</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/locations/vadodara</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/locations/indore</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/locations/bhopal</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/locations/nagpur</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/locations/hyderabad</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/locations/bengaluru</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/locations/chennai</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/locations/coimbatore</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/locations/kochi</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/locations/kolkata</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/locations/ludhiana</loc>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://retailline.in/locations/chandigarh</loc>
  </url>

</urlset>
