Shrinkage
Spoilage, theft, and process loss that never make it to the register.
FREE CALCULATOR FOR GROCERY & CONVENIENCE RETAILERS
Your stores are leaking margin. Find out where, and how much.
Grocery and convenience stores run on some of the thinnest margins in retail, so small inefficiencies add up fast. Our free Excel calculator puts a dollar figure on them and shows you which one to fix first.
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WHAT IS MARGIN LEAKAGE?
Five places margin slips away
Margin leakage is profit lost to operational inefficiencies that never appear as a major line item on your financial statements. Individually, each one seems manageable. Collectively, they can add up to hundreds of thousands of dollars, or even millions, a year. The calculator puts them side by side, with typical ranges built in so you can see which ones deserve a closer look.
Inventory imbalance
Overstock tying up cash on one shelf, and stockouts losing sales on the next.
Pricing & markdowns
Discounts that come too late, go too deep, or miss the promotion window.
Vendor leakage
Invoice mismatches, unclaimed rebates, and purchasing terms left on the table.
Labor inefficiency
Schedules built on habit instead of real customer traffic.
Your bottom line
Total leakage in dollars, a recoverable range, and the one category to fix first.
BUSINESS CENTRAL + LS CENTRAL
Turn the estimate into a business case
Whether you're evaluating new business systems, improving store performance, or building a modernization strategy, the calculator gives you a dollar figure to start from. Cherry Bekaert helps grocery and convenience retailers run on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and LS Central, connecting inventory, pricing, vendors, and labor into a single view. Our goal isn't simply to implement software. It's to help you uncover where profit is hiding and recover it.
