Latest Key Retail Benchmarks Now Available

How Do Your Stores Compare? 

One of the most popular features of The ROI is the unique Performance Benchmarks Trends we focus on, chart out and display for 54 separate retail segments. These are available to you online, anytime, 24/7, for free. 

The ROI has selected 6 Key Ratios (of more than 40) for retailers to regularly monitor. Then, The ROI presents 5-Year Trend Charts for each of these key ratios.

• Pre-Tax Profit
• Gross Margin
• Inventory Turnover
• Debt-to-Worth Ratio
• Current Ratio
• Return on Assets (ROA)

Go here to find your retail segment. How do your stores compare? Are you trending the same ways as other stores like yours?

"So, how can these benchmark numbers be used by retailers?"

• For perspective. Calculate these ratios for your own business, and then see how you compare to your retail industry segment.
• Use these benchmarks when you are setting your own target ratios for the next year.
• You should know that when you are seeking a bank loan for your business, the bankers will look at these industry benchmarks as they assess your store's performance. 

Have questions about these benchmarks or what they mean?

Be sure to take advantage of the free Benchmarks Resource Center, and its How, Why and Do-It-Now Resources. 

All these specialized resources are available online, anytime, 24/7, for free. And only from The ROI!

Meanwhile, here are some useful reminders about the Benchmarks

• The 54 retail segments featured at The ROI reflect the definitions and designations of the North American Industrial Classification System.

• Retailers may need to examine the benchmark numbers in more than one segment to get perspective on their own store's performance, particularly if their store does not exactly fit the NAICS category.

• The numbers used for the charts on The ROI site are from the middle two quartiles; that is, neither the top quartile (top 25%) nor the bottom quartile (bottom 25%).