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PGM Final
Merchandising/Golf Shop Ops
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The budgeting process | 1. forecasting sales 2. forecasting COGS 3. projecting turnover 4. establishing BOMI levels 5. calculate open to buy budgets |
| Benchmarking | process of comparing one's business processes and performance metrics to industry bests or best practices from other industries |
| Merchandise Assortment Plan (MAP) | establishes the desired merchandise mix in the golf shop and lists the specific brands, sizes, colors, materials, models, styles, and price points of the products that the facility will sell |
| Perpetual book inventory | tracks real time receipt and sale of merchandise |
| Physical inventory | conducted on regularly schedules basis to identify problems and enable merchandisers to respond to them in a timely fashion |
| Turnover Rates | - how many times the inventory is being sold and replaced within a specific period of time - higher turn rate = higher return on investment = better profitability |
| Turnover Rates Formula | total COGS/average inventory at cost |
| Pricing Policies | 1. bundling 2. tournament sales 3. new promotional pricing 4. markdown 5. clearance & liquidations |
| Markup | difference between wholesale price paid for product and product's retail price |
| Markup vs. Gross Margin | Gross Margin is the difference between final sales price and COGS |
| Open to Buy plan (OTB) | amount of dollars to be spent to purchase or replace inventory in a particular merchandising category in order to meet the set sales goals |
| OTB Plan duration | Typically covers one year, broken down into months |
| Advantage of OTB Plan | Avoids over or under investing in a product line |
| Goods available for sale formula | Beginning of Month Inventory + Purchases |
| Gross margin definition | Difference between the total sales and the COGS and shows the amount of money available to cover the facility's operating expenses and make a profit |
| Gross Margin Formula | Total sales - COGS _________ GM $ |
| Purchase Order Definition | key inventory control tool that helps identify what merchandise is on order, the date it was ordered, who ordered it, when it is due to the store |
| Why do we need purchase orders | defines the purchase terms and gives the vendor's authorization to ship the merchandise |
| 80/20 principle | Eighty percent of merchandise is bought by 20 percent of your customers |