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Metric definitions across Dashboards and SKUtrak Promote and TruDemand
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SKUtrak Dashboard Metrics
Metric |
Definition |
Sales Value |
Electronic Point of Sales (EPOS) value recorded |
Sales Volume |
As above in units |
Rate of Sale Value (RoS) |
EPOS daily sales value recorded for each store ÷ by stores ranged |
Rate of Sale Volume (RoS) |
As above in units |
Average Selling Price |
Sales Value ÷ by Sales Volume |
Waste Value |
Bin Waste at retail price |
Waste Value % |
Wastage Value as a % of Sales Value |
Waste Volume |
As above in units |
Waste Value % |
Wastage Value as a % of Sales Value |
Waste Value (Markdown) |
Total value of markdown reductions |
Waste Value (Bin Waste) |
Total value of bin waste at retail price |
Waste Volume (Markdown) |
Total volume of markdown reductions |
Waste Volume (Bin Waste) |
Total volume of bin waste at retail price |
Waste Volume % |
As above in units |
Availability % |
The % of stores ranged where stock > 0 |
Lost Sales Value |
IF no stock showing in-store and no sales recorded on the day = Lost sales calculated by taking the average rate of sale on the day for stores with stock IF no stock showing in-store but some sales recorded on the day = Lost sales calculated by subtracting the amount sold from the average rate of sale for stores with stock |
Lost Sales Volume |
As above, in units |
Lost Sales Value % |
Lost Sales Value, as a % of Total Sales Value |
Lost Sales Volume % |
As above in units |
Supplier Ordered |
Number of cases ordered into depot |
Supplier Matched |
Number of cases delivered into depot |
Supplier Credited |
Number of cases not fulfilled |
Depot Inbound % |
% of cases ordered which were fulfilled |
Depot Ordered |
Stock units ordered from depot into store on the original order date |
Depot Matched |
Stock units delivered from depot into store |
Depot Credited |
Stock units not fulfilled from depot into store |
Store Inbound % |
% of stock ordered which was fulfilled from depot into store |
Depot Stock |
Stock units in depot |
Store Stock |
Stock units in store |
Stock Cover |
Number of days that current stock quantity in depot & store would last, based on the current sales forecast |
Average Stores Ranged |
Total number of stores a product is ranged in |
Stores Selling |
Total number of stores which sold a product on a given day |
Sales Forecast |
The sell-out sales forecast (in units) |
Order Forecast |
The retailer order forecast (in cases) |
SKUtrak Promote and TruDemand Metrics
Metric |
Definition |
Formula |
Sales Units |
The total sales in units. |
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Gross Sales |
Total sales from you to the retailer. |
Gross Sales = Retailer Price × Sales Units |
Total Investment |
Total investment (trigger funding and fixed fee) incurred by the promotion. |
Total Investment = (Sales Units × Retailer Discount) + Fixed Investment |
Net Sales |
Total sales on promotion after investment. |
Net Sales = Gross Sales - Total Investment |
Cost of Goods |
Total COGS for the product sold on promotion. |
Cost of Goods = Cost × Sales Units |
Gross Profit |
Gross Profit achieved in the promotional period. |
Gross Profit = Net Sales - Cost of Goods |
Gross Margin |
Margin % achieved in the promotional period. |
Gross Margin = Gross Profit ÷ Gross Sales |
Retailer Sales Value |
Total Retail Sales Value in the promotional period. |
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Retailer Gross Profit |
Gross Profit achieved by the retailer in the promotional period. |
Retailer Gross Profit = Retailer Sales Value + Total Investment - Gross Sales |
Retailer Gross Margin |
Gross Margin achieved by the retailer in the promotional period. |
Retailer Gross Margin = Retailer Gross Profit ÷ Retailer Sales Value |
Base Price |
The estimated non-promo price of the product in pounds sterling, calculated daily. |
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Promotion Flag |
A daily indicator of whether the product was on promotion:
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Decomp Baseline Sales |
Sales achieved from baseline demand which would have existed regardless of any promotional activity. |
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Decomp Promotion Sales |
Sales achieved on top of baseline demand due to promotional activity. |
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Decomp Lost Sales Availability |
Sales missed due to poor on-shelf availability. |
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Decomp Lost Sales Cannibalisation |
Sales missed due to promotional activity on another product. |
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Decomp Unexplained Sales |
Sales achieved on top of baseline demand which cannot be attributed to a promotion. |
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Baseline Sales |
Baseline Sales estimate demand for the product on a given day, excluding promotional effects.
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