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Retail & Consumer

Retailers, wholesalers, and consumer brands. You navigate thin margins, seasonal swings, and omnichannel complexity. We help finance see through the noise to what's actually driving performance.

Finance challenges in retail and consumer

Retail finance operates on thin margins with high seasonality. Understanding channel profitability, optimising inventory, and forecasting demand across thousands of SKUs requires a level of granularity that generic finance tools weren't built for.

The problems we see most often

Channel profitability confusion

Is ecommerce profitable when you account for delivery, returns, and digital marketing? Is that wholesale account making money after trade spend? The true P&L by channel is unclear.

Inventory headaches

Too much in one location, stockouts in another. Markdown pressure mounting. End-of-season clearance eating margin. Working capital tied up in slow-moving stock.

Promotional impact mystery

That big promotion drove sales, but did it make money? Cannibalisation, pull-forward, margin erosion - the true ROI is buried in complexity.

Seasonal forecasting pain

Christmas, Black Friday, summer, back-to-school. Every season is a planning exercise. Get it wrong and you're either out of stock or drowning in markdowns.

Store and location economics

Which stores are actually profitable after rent, staff, and allocated costs? The property decisions are high-stakes but the data to support them is patchy.

Supplier and trade complexity

Rebates, markdown contributions, promotional funding - supplier income offsets cost but tracking and forecasting it is a spreadsheet nightmare.

Solutions for retail and consumer

Channel Profitability

True P&L by channel including fulfilment, returns, marketing. Inform channel investment decisions with real margin data.

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Demand Planning

Seasonal forecasting, promotional impact, trend analysis. Connect demand signals to inventory and financial plans.

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Inventory Optimisation

Stock health visibility. Slow-moving identification. Markdown optimisation. Working capital improvement.

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Store Economics

Location-level profitability. Rent-to-revenue analysis. Portfolio optimisation. New store business cases.

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Commercial Planning

Promotional planning connected to financial forecasts. Trade spend tracking. Supplier income forecasting.

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Multi-Source Data Integration

Connect EPOS, ecommerce, stock systems, and accounts. Unified trading view across channels.

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Who we've worked with

We've supported high-street retailers, pureplay ecommerce, wholesalers, and consumer brands. Our team understands retail KPIs, seasonal rhythms, and the operational reality of trading in competitive markets.

Example

Multi-channel Retailer, 45 Stores + Ecommerce

True
Channel-level P&L visibility
-8%
Markdown rate reduction
Weekly
Promotional ROI tracking

"We finally understood that our ecommerce channel was margin-negative after returns. That insight changed our strategy."

- Commercial Finance Director

Let's talk about retail finance

We understand your trading rhythms. Tell us about your challenges and we'll show you how we can help.