The Supplier Sales Comparison Report compares sales, gross profit and stock returns for a selection of suppliers.
Generating the Report
- On the top menu bar of Retailer, click on Reports -> Sales Reports -> Supplier Sales Comparison Report.
- In Department:
- To report on all departments, choose All Departments.
- To report on a specific department, choose Selected Department and select the particular department from the drop-down box.
- In Date Range, select the Start Date and End Date to report on.
- In Selected Suppliers, click on the Supplier drop-down box and select the particular supplier.
Repeat this to select up to 4 suppliers.
If you add the wrong supplier, click on the Clear All Selected Suppliers button. - In Display GP as, select between showing the GP as a percentage or a dollar amount
- In Display Returns as, select between showing the returns as a percentage or a dollar amount
- In Options, tick the Exclude Home Deliveries and Subagent Orders tickbox if you want to exclude these sales from the report.
- Click Preview or Print.
Reading the Report
The Supplier Sales Comparison Report displays columns for sales, gross profit and returns:
- Each of the selected suppliers will have their own respective columns within each of these.
They are abbreviated and displayed in the legend at the top of the report. - The report is then broken down into each department, and subsequently into each category.
- The figures in Gross Profit are calculated based on the Average Cost Price method.
For more information about Average Cost Prices, click HERE.