Every square foot should earn its keep
Retail rewards operators who know their turns, their margin by category, and exactly where a customer stops walking.
What this actually involves
Retail problems usually look like a sales problem and are actually an inventory problem. Capital is tied up in slow categories, fast movers go out of stock, markdowns quietly eat the margin, and the floor plan sends customers straight past the highest-margin fixture.
We work the merchandise math and the physical floor together — open-to-buy planning, category margin and turn analysis, adjacency and sightline decisions, shrink controls, and selling standards for the staff. The goal is simple: more margin dollars per square foot, with less cash trapped in the back room.
Where we go to work
A working engagement
Store Walk & Data Pull
We walk the floor as a customer and as an operator, then pull sales by category, on-hand inventory, aging, and shrink history.
Margin & Traffic Analysis
Where the margin lives, where the cash is stuck, and where the traffic pattern is working against the assortment.
Reset & Rebuild
Floor reset, assortment plan, par and reorder points, vendor renegotiation, and staff training on the new standards.
Track & Adjust
Turn, margin, and shrink reviewed on a set cadence, with adjustments as the season and traffic change.
Deliverables
- Category margin, turn, and aging analysis
- Assortment plan with open-to-buy framework
- Annotated floor plan and fixture placement guide
- Receiving, cycle count, and shrink control procedures
- Vendor terms summary with negotiation targets
- Selling standards and staff training materials
Frequently asked
We plan them and we are there for them. The plan includes fixture placement, adjacency, and signage, and we work the reset with your team.
That is common. We work with what the system gives us and build the missing reports — often the first deliverable is simply making category performance visible.
Yes. Retail attachments to hospitality concepts are a strong margin lever and we treat them as a real category rather than an afterthought.
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