Introduction
4 rules to improve performance and profitability in a store:
1. Grow sales 2. Lower the cost of goods sold 3. Improve margin by cutting overheads 4. Reduce 4 Red ce interest and inventory finance costs in entor
Retailers with stores across multiple geographies and multi-channel operations no direct contact with customers / distance between HQ and consumers
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Introduction
Performance Management helps decision-makers to reconnect with both consumers and key data True performance management can have a significant impact on all four of these key metrics. Flexible planning and reforecasting processes, effective data collection efficient transformation of data collection, into key metrics, standard and ad hoc reporting, and trend analysis are crucial for success.
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Store Operations & KPIs p Performance Management
PLANNING Plans allow analysis of past results and definition of a baseline against which to measure performance They performance. help a business to set realistic, but stretching objectives. High-Level Financial Plans Long range Long-range and detailed plans of the company’s financial company s goals, with flexibility and rolling forecasts to support the dynamic nature of retail.
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Merchandise Plans Projected l P j t d sales and required i d i d inventory t meet t t to t targets in t i monetary terms, with average prices, margin and markdown to ensure profit. Sometimes space planning is profit an important component of this. Marketing Plans Model scenarios, analyze evaluate promotion success scenarios analyze, success, and optimize promotional monies to drive profitable growth.
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Store-Level Financial Plans Sales d inventory goals, l b and controllable S l and i t l labor d t ll bl expenses, reconciled to the High-Level Financial Plan for