Beaufort Brand Spring Classification Analysis TY Vs L ✓ Solved

Sheet1 Beaufort Brand Spring Classification Analysis TY vs L

1. What is your total sell through? How does it compare to LY? How does it compare to your sell through goal?

Total sell through for this year (TY) can be calculated based on the provided data. The total sales this year amount to $2,313,000, and total receipts are $11,366,000, which gives a sell-through percentage calculated as:

Sell Through = (Total Sales / Total Receipts) * 100

Using the given figures, this results in a sell-through rate of approximately 20.34%. Comparing this to last year (LY), total sales were $2,485,000, and total receipts were $12,088,000, resulting in a sell-through of approximately 20.57%. This indicates a marginal decrease in sell-through compared to LY.

When looking at the sell-through goal of 32.5% over 13 weeks, the actual percentage of 20.34% falls significantly short of the target, indicating a need for improvement in sales performance.

2. Are your sales up or down to LY? By what %? How does this % compare to your receipts?

Sales compared to last year show a decrease. Calculating the percentage change:

Sales Change Percentage = ((TY Sales - LY Sales) / LY Sales) * 100

With TY sales at $2,313,000 and LY sales at $2,485,000, the change is:

Sales Change Percentage = (($2,313,000 - $2,485,000) / $2,485,000) * 100 = -6.9%.

This negative sales change aligns closely with receipts, which also show a decrease of approximately 6% when comparing TY and LY receipts. This indicates a consistent trend in both sales and receipts.

3. If your goal is 2.5% a week after 13 weeks of selling what is your target sell through percentage? Are you close?

The target sell-through percentage after 13 weeks at 2.5% weekly is set to reach 32.5%. Given the current sell-through rate of 20.34%, there is a notable gap of 12.16% from the target, indicating that the current sales strategy is not on track.

4. What is your classification with the highest sell through? What is your lowest? Is this consistent with LY?

The classification with the highest sell-through this year is Sweaters, achieving 135%, compared to last year's 4%. The lowest classification is Evening Gowns with a sell-through of 236%, which indicates a sales strategy that shifted favorably in certain categories while failing in others in comparison to LY.

Consistently, it appears that Sweaters' performance this year is in stark contrast with LY's lower percentage, highlighting a shift in consumer purchasing habits.

5. Where do you see opportunities? Where do you see liabilities?

Opportunities exist in high-performing categories like Sweaters and Evening Gowns, which should be further prioritized in marketing efforts. For liabilities, categories such as Jackets and Dresses are currently underperforming, showing significant decreases in sales percentages, indicating a need for strategic revision in inventory or promotional activities.

6. Formulate a plan of action.

The proposed plan includes increasing promotional activities around high-selling classifications like Sweaters and Evening Gowns while phasing out or marking down slow sellers in categories like Jackets and Dresses. Additionally, assessing customer feedback to understand preferences can guide future stock decisions. Implementing targeted marketing strategies to entice consumers to purchase could help increase overall sell-through rates.

7. It's mid season so it's the perfect time to RTV slow sellers and reorder best-selling classifications. Which classifications will you suggest to RTV? Which classifications do you want to reorder?

For RTV, I recommend focusing on slow-selling categories such as Pants and Jackets, as they provided negative growth. In terms of reordering, it would be prudent to increase inventory quantities of Sweaters and Evening Gowns, which have proven successful and indicate a strong consumer demand.

8. Think of how these learnings might influence your other brands?

The learnings from this analysis underscore the importance of agile inventory management and responsive marketing strategies. Brands should consider similar classifications' performance trends and consumer behaviors to foster better sales outcomes. Implementing real-time data analytics to discern trends and rapidly adapt could greatly enhance overall performance across different brands.

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