What Can We Do For You?

We can help you, the independent retail owner, to manage the merchandise control and operational systems of your business so you grow smarter, faster, and more profitably.

Open-to-Buy Planning

First, we develop a classification structure designed to exploit opportunities unique to your business. We make sure you capture all the right information.

Then, using Management One's ® proven software, we accurately predict your sales and inventory requirements in each of these classes, and give you a plan for how much to bring in each and every month.

There are two keys to effective Open-To-Buy Planning

• Accurate sales forecasting
• Determining the most effective merchandise flow to achieve these results (How much inventory should I have on the floor in each class, and when should I have it?)

The Management One ® OTB Planning solution has proven to be accurate most months within 94%

OTB Planning isn't necessarily only about cutting inventory. It can be, but it can also be about increasing inventory levels in classifications that are growing and driving your business! We play offense to make sure you take advantage of those opportunities.

Our Focus Retail Professional Retail Consultants will meet with you each month to review this plan, and provide you with an action plan that ensures you have the tools to meet your objectives..

Cash Management and Financial Planning

Break Even Analysis | We ensure that you know how much business you need to do in order to be profitable, and we make sure that we plan your sales accordingly.

Cash Flow | We monitor your cash flow monthly and keep it on track.

Financial Reviews | We regularly review your financial statements to identify potential areas of improvement. We work with you to keep your largest expenditures in line, whether it's payroll, marketing, purchasing or capital expenses (new store fixtures, etc.). When we see something looks out of balance, we give you the tools to correct it right away.

Gross Margin Management | We watch your margins – suggesting changes to pricing strategy, helping to negotiate better prices from vendors, planning off-price buys and markdown strategies - we keep your margins in your sights at all times.

Marketing Strategies

We perform an in-depth review of your current marketing plan, and offer suggestions for how to maximize its impact. If you are running out of ideas, don't worry, we've got plenty of proven ones we can share with you. We've also partnered up with experts in Direct Mail and Social Media who offer great tools to help you achieve your success.

Is it worth your time to see if we are a fit for you?

We'd say yes, of course. With our first exploratory call, we'll be able to quickly determine if our services can help you. There's no risk and a lot to gain. Think about it.

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