Space and labour

Big stores should sell more. These two measures make stores of any size comparable.

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The idea

Big stores should sell more. These two measures make stores of any size comparable:

Sales ÷ Area

Sales per sq ftSales ÷ Floor space: how hard the space works.

Sales per labour hourSales ÷ Labour hours: how hard the hours work.

Compare fairlyRatios let a small store be compared with a big one.

Space and labour are a store's biggest costs, so these ratios drive staffing and layout decisions.

Try each one in your head first, then open the answer.

1. What are Toronto's sales per square foot?

$12,000 ÷ 2,000 = $6 per sq ft

2. Your report compares sales per sq ft across the five stores. Which visual?

Bar chart

3. What are Vancouver's sales per labour hour?

$15,000 ÷ 120 = $125 per hour

4. Calgary and Vancouver both make $5 per square foot, but Calgary makes less per labour hour. What does that suggest?

Calgary may have more staff hours than it needs

Learn it by doing. This lesson is a short hands-on level on Bampaa: see it work, then build and write it yourself, with instant feedback.

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