The Retail Margin vs Velocity Grid
Plot every SKU on margin-vs-velocity axes to see which products deserve front-shelf space.
Free Retail playbooks
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PDF PDF Retail Slow-Mover Workbook
Identify dead inventory before it ages out and recover the capital for your next high-turn order.
PDF The Retail SKU Margin Playbook
Discover your actual per-unit margin after shrinkage and build a pricing floor for every item.
PDF The Monthly Shrink Audit
A 4-step cycle count routine that catches what walked out — by employees, customers, and paperwork errors.
PDF The Returns Rate Tracker
Tag every return by reason and channel. Find the SKU, vendor, or staff member bleeding 30 cents of every refunded dollar.
PDF The Vendor Terms Cash Cushion
Pull every PO from 90 days, sort by payment term, and find the vendors starving your bank account.
PDF The Foot Traffic Conversion Screen
Count walk-ins, count receipts, divide. If you cannot turn 1 in 5 visitors into a sale, the problem is between door and counter.
PDF The Holiday Buildup Trigger
A 4-week pre-Q4 routine that locks buy quantities, vendors, and cash before "holiday creep" buyers walk in October 1.
PDF The Repeat Customer Signal
Tag every receipt with phone or email. Pull the 30/60/90 repeat rate. The ones who come back twice are worth 67% more.
Calculator Inventory Turnover Calculator
Compute your annualized inventory turns from COGS and average inventory to spot slow-moving stock.