Members Center

Here are direct links to all of the specialized resources for Members, which can be accessed in two ways.

  • On this MEMBERS CENTER page, resources are organized by type of resource: webinar; calculator; how-to article; etc. (see below)
  • In the OWNERS Center (see further below), they are organized by major pain points retail business owners often encounter:  growth & expansion; staff development; financing; etc.

Whichever way you prefer, use this page as your starting point to navigate to all the Members-Only Resources.

FYI: You must be logged in with your active Member Access Privileges (e.g., paid Membership) to use these resources. Go here to SUBSCRIBE.

Members Direct Access - The ROI's Projecting Calculators

MEMBERS ONLY Collection of Resources

Retail Finance How-To Articles

CONTROLLING INVENTORY, PROFITS, CASH FLOW

OPEN-TO-BUYS (OTB) • TURNOVER • MERCHANDISE PLANNING • GMROI • CASH FLOW

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Cash Flow Planning

That Cash-Inventory-Profits Connection

Shape Up Your Inventory

 

Coping with a Cash Crunch

 

Retail STRATA:G® Wheel

 

Costs of "Excess" Inventory

 

Cost vs. Retail Method of Accounting

GMROI Basics

Using GMROI

GMROI by Customer Category(!)

 

Buying Plan ("Open-to-Buy") Basics

How to Cut Inventory...
FAST!

 

Retail Financial How-To Tips

Short (10-15 minute) how-to videos by the Co-Founders explaining retail financial fundamentals.

Fast-paced, lively, informative...and fun!  Online, on-demand, 24/7, in the Members-Only Collection. ROI Members can watch them all! Unlimited access. 

 Retail Owner's "Dashboard"    Basics of Open-to-Buy Planning    Four-Part Open-to-Buy Formula
         
 "Cruise Control" for Ending Inventory    Raise Turns...and Raise Cash!    How to SURVIVE This Financial Crisis
         
 Cause-Effect, Cause-Effect "Big Picture"    Projecting a Retail P&L    "Where Are We Now?"

 

"And much more..."

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ROI GUIDES for Retailers

CRISIS Guide

GMROI Guide 

 

GLOSSARY of Retail Financial Terms

 

Need to Know It NOW! Bundles

Fast-track collections of how-to articles, webinars, and eLearning Kits

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BUYER'S Bundle 

BUDGETING Bundle 

BORROWING Bundle 


The ROI's OWNERS Center

The Members-Only OWNERS Center offers a different way to access The ROI's resources: by some of the major pain points of owners of retail businesses. 

Each of the seven sections includes a curated collection of resources relevant to that particular issue. Click each image below for more info. For more details, go to the OWNERS Center.

Since 1999, empowering retailers and store owners to "Turn on your financial headlights!"