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On the Relationship Between Turnover, Weeks Unpaid, and AP Percentage:  An Exploratory Model
This model demonstrates the relationship between turnover and the AP percentage. In effect,, if turnover doubles, then the AP percentage doubles.
New Store Construction and
Build-Out Budget
This template can be designed to fit many store configurations, and, at eight pages, is fairly comprehensive.
Store Operating Statement [Financial]
This monthly financial reporting statement is one of the most comprehensive statements since nearly all financial questions can be answered using the layout. If figures are rounded to $000's, it can fit on one page.
Capital Funding of an Early Stage Retailer
A live example of early stage capital funding of what is today, a large American retail success story.
Retail Calendar
Surprisingly, many retailers use an inadequate 52/53 calendar for planning and day-to-day operations. This calendar has been adopted by all of my former companies. [It needs to be updated to current dates.]
New Store Financial Assessment
This example of a financial assessment review package may be too involved for smaller retailers, but has been used by mid-to-large retailers to evaluate the expected financial performance of a new store. [Note: By itself, this assessment package is not complete since non-financial data needs to be included in the overall store assessment.]
GMM: Qualifications and Position Description
A sample position description for a GMM.
CFO: Qualifications and Position Description
A sample position description for a retail CFO.

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