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Feeling uneasy about getting through the next few months? Wondering whether you should be revising your store's spending plan? The Retail Owners Institute® has just the tool you need: our online P&L Planner. Available 24/7 in the Members-Only Collection, you can use the P&L Planner - on your own - anytime you want. You do NOT have to ask your bookkeeper to do new projections for you. (And, you will minimize the rumors!) What a great way to test out some "what if...?" concepts. See for yourself whether they "pencil out"; then you can decide which changes to vigorously pursue. The ROI's P&L Planner has some unique features especially for retail owners:
It is fast and easy to work with. All the formulas are built in. Truly retailer friendly! Take advantage now of your unlimited access to this great tool exclusively for ROI Members. Just go to The ROI and login with your User Name and Password. Then, scroll down the Member's Homepage to the direct links to The ROI's online calculators. Choose the P&L Planner, and "Turn on Your Financial Headlights!!"
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Your retail business, like a garden, needs tending to grow financially strong. Just as water, sunshine and the proper soil help produce healthy plants, your store needs the right attention to ensure strength and maximize profits. read more ...
We’ve all shopped stores that have made such a bad first impression we’ve vowed they won’t have the opportunity to make a second. But even if you consider yourself a critical shopper, you may have a blind spot when it comes to evaluating your own store. That’s why it’s important to step back and look at your store from a shopper’s point of view. read more ...
An often overlooked and underutilized strategic tool for retailers is the design of their store. The “theater of retail”—the art form of the total shopping experience—offers wonderful opportunities to attract and retain your best customers and to truly highlight your merchandise. To get you started, here are The ROI's ABC's of store design to help you maximize your retail environment. read more ...
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Profits & Debt Management - Financial Statements - P&L's - Balance Sheets - Inventory Management (@Cost or @Retail) - Turnover - Buying Plan Budgets - GMROI - Cash Flow - pro formas - Ratio Analysis - Integrated Retail Financial Plans
The ROI's Online Seminar on Retail Finance Basics is an interactive, self-paced course. By retailers, for retailers. "All it takes is a little desire."
Includes interactive content, self-quizzes, printable worksheets, extra how-to articles by retail experts, and a special case study featuring Helen and Irving Surviving of The I. M. Surviving(?!) Company.
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No retailer really wants to pay for bookkeeping or accounting. But it's necessary for two reasons: (1) to accurately satisfy the I.R.S.; (2) to accurately show where the business has been and where it is now. This second reason is essential for what REALLY matters: doing better in the future! The ROI has developed The Screening Test for Retail Bookkeepers. As an ROI Member you may download a free copy of that test to use as you interview prospective bookkeepers.
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