Sunday, March 21, 2010

"Retailers: Turn on Your Financial Headlights!"™                                                                            ROI Site Tour

"Retailers: Turn on Your Financial Headlights!"™                                                                            ROI Site Tour

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The Retail Owners Institute®
The Retail Owners Institute® is a web-based resource at www.RetailOwner.com.  Now the "foremost self-help resource" on retail finance, The ROI® serves independent retailers worldwide, 24/7.  With its emphasis on the basics of retail finance, inventory management and cash flow control, The ROI is particularly relevant to owners and decision-makers of retail operations with up to 100 stores (especially those who may be accounting-averse!)  The ROI has been called "a WebMD for retail owners." 

By Retailers, for Retailers. 24/7
The ROI's information and resources about the business of stores is simply unmatched.  It serves a fast-growing audience of more than 20,000 unique visitors each month from around the world.  These decision-makers are seeking practical information on how to better control their retail business. 

  • more than 48 in-depth articles by retail experts on retail financial management and control
  • more than 200 webpages of content exclusively for independent retailers, available 24/7, worldwide
  • performance benchmarks for 50 separate retail segments/verticals
  • online "calculators": key ratios, GMROI, turnover, cash flow, P&L planner
  • OTB Calculator™ for merchandise buying (Open-to-Buy) plans online

Is Your Organization Dependent on Independent Retailers?
In addition, The ROI offers special programs for organizations and associations that serve independent retailers.  These include:


The content featured at The ROI is the proprietary intellectual property of Outcalt & Johnson: Retail Strategists, LLC.  It is focused exclusively on retail, and specifically on financial issues that are unique to retailers.

Retail Business Insights
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Retailers - Have Cash Flow Problems?
(Is the Pope Catholic?) Retailers never should be without a cash flow. You can do it on the back of an envelope.
There are just three components of cash flow control: Cash coming in. Cash going out. And, the difference. Tally these for each time period (week or month), and then the "running total", and you have your cash flow statement.
Now you can talk with your bank about a line of credit, because you can show when you can repay the loan.

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