The Supplier Sales Comparison Report compares sales, gross profit and stock returns for a selection of suppliers.

Generating the Report

  1. On the top menu bar of Retailer, click on Reports -> Sales Reports -> Supplier Sales Comparison Report.
  2. 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.
  3. In Date Range, select the Start Date and End Date to report on.
  4. 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.
  5. In Display GP as, select between showing the GP as a percentage or a dollar amount
  6. In Display Returns as, select between showing the returns as a percentage or a dollar amount
  7. In Options, tick the Exclude Home Deliveries and Subagent Orders tickbox if you want to exclude these sales from the report.
  8. 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.