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But...Will You Have a PROFIT?
Basics of TURNOVER & OPEN-TO-BUY
Managing MARKDOWNS
Power of GMROI
Secrets of Retail CASH FLOW
OPEN-TO-BUY Plans for Multiple Departments
4-Step SURVIVAL Plan
3 STAGES of DECLINE
The OWNER'S Dilemma
PROJECTING the Balance Sheet
Bank or Vendor NEGOTIATIONS
The Owner's DASHBOARD
Retail STRATA:G® WHEEL
4 FINANCIAL WHEELS
2 Key RATIOS
All 3 Kinds of ASSETS
Answering "WHY?"
Job Description for OWNERS(!)
Shrewd ADVERTISING
The TREND TRACKER
The STORE RATER
So, You Want to SELL Your STORE?
How to Outperform(!) the Economy
"Secret Recipe" for Retail Decisions
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Banks Rent Money, Don't They?
Find Your Store's KEY Ratios...In 12 Seconds Each!
How to Use Your (Linked!) Financial Statement
Learn "Conversational Banker-ese"
Measure, Monitor & Manage Your Store's "Vital Signs"
Myth(!) of The "Bottom Line"
Cause-Effect, Cause-Effect: Manage Inventory, Profits...and Cash!
"Turn on Your Financial Headlights!"
Working Capital in a Retail Business
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!
How to Anticipate Customer Service Preferences
Could "Owner Benefits" Be Killing Your Store?
Find Your Best Customer. Now, Find More of Them!
Rate Your Store from the Shopper's Perspective
Sales Forecasting: Part Art, Part Science
Beyond the Paycheck: Creative Compensation
Managing Your Store's Most Valuable Asset: Front-Line Employees
Take the Voodoo Out of Advertising
Teaching Salespeople to SELL!
Value for Today's Value-Conscious Customer
The ROI's proprietary online Retail STRATA:G® calculators are for projecting, looking ahead, comparing "What if...?" outcomes. (Go here for information about each of these specialized calculators)
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.
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ROI GUIDES for Retailers
CRISIS Guide
GMROI Guide
GLOSSARY of Retail Financial Terms
NEW from The ROI! Webinars by the Co-Founders. Fast-paced, lively, informative...and fun! Online, on-demand, 24/7. Watch them all!
"What Retailers MUST Do To SURVIVE This Financial Crisis"
"The Indispensable Owners Dashboard"
"The Basics of Open-to-Buy Planning"
"Raise Turns...and Raise Cash!"
"Learn" in short, self-paced chapters
"Practice" (e.g., take a quiz!)
"Apply" to your own business
Case Study: The I. M. Surviving (?!) Co.
Plus much more!
Start Now! Follow these 5 steps. Drive your inventory to a targeted, well-conceived ENDING INVENTORY level at the end of each month.
And remember: Survival, without profit, through this recession is like halitosis; it's better than no breath at all!
INTEGRATED "What if...?" Calculator (3-in-1: Cash Flow, P&L, OTB -- all from the same few inputs)
GMROI Calculator #1 Measure of Inventory Productivity
Key Ratios Calculator
Since 1999, empowering retailers and store owners to "Turn on your financial headlights!"