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BUYING PLAN Forecaster
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Use The ROI's BUYING PLAN Forecaster.  Find out for yourself how much inventory you can afford to buy. On-demand, 24/7. 

Quickly enter numbers you already know (planned sales and margins, beginning inventory @cost) into this special calculator. Then set targeted inventory turns - and immediately see your monthly buying plan. Just like that! AND, it even shows what G.M.R.O.I. it would produce!

The best part of this BUYING PLAN Forecaster?  How easy it is to play "What if...?"  Change sales in one or more months. Tweak the margins. See what happens when you change turns. Immediately! It's amazing. Fast. Accurate. Dynamic. Reliable. go here for more info


Projecting PROFITS eLearning Course
Projecting PROFITS eLearning Course

Projecting a Retail P&L - eLearning Course

The Retailer's P&L Forecaster automates the profit projecting techniques taught in the Projecting a Retail P&L eLearning course. It takes less than an hour to go through the course, practice with the Case Studies, and then start to use the P&L Forecaster on your own. go here for more info

Retailer's P&L Forecaster
Retailer's P&L Forecaster

Use the Retailer's P&L Forecaster.  Find out for yourself in a matter of minutes. Anytime, from anywhere.

Just a few inputs - and immediately see in advance whether that is a profitable plan. All the formulas are built-in, ready to go.

Need to make changes and adjustments during the year? Of course you do. The P&L Forecaster takes the pain out of that.

You're free to do the thinking; the Forecaster dutifully does the number-crunching. Quick. Easy. Accurate. go here for more info


How does YOUR store compare?
How does YOUR store compare?
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3-in-1 Calculator
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