Retail Metrics

The most important Retail and E-Commerce metrics and KPIs. Learn about what metrics and KPIs are best for you, and your business, and contribute your own.

Abandoned Checkouts

Abandoned Checkouts is an e-commerce metric that measures the value of all the abandoned orders (i.e., sum of the prices of all the items in those orders) before shipping and taxes. Abandoned Checkouts is an important metric for online businesses as it shows the value of customer orders that were not completed due to a variety of reasons. It helps reveal any potential issues in your checkout process, such as customer difficulty in filling out forms or selecting payment options, that are preventing customers from actually completing their purchases.

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Average Basket Size

Average Basket Size (ABS) is an e-commerce metric that tracks the average number of items sold per transaction. In other words, ABS measures the increase or decrease in the quantity of items purchased per transaction. It can also be used to calculate the Average Basket Value, which is the average cost of units placed in the basket.

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Average Order Value

Average Order Value (AOV) indicates the average amount of money spent on an order, either over a set period or over the lifetime of an e-commerce store. This is calculated by taking the total revenue and dividing it by the number of orders placed within the determined period.

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Average Purchase Frequency

Average Purchase Frequency counts the average number of transactions per customer per period. This metric is used to better understand customer behavior and purchase patterns.

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Cash Conversion Cycle

The Cash Conversion Cycle, also knows as Cash-to-Cash Cycle Time, is the time between when a business pays its suppliers and when the business receives payment from its customers, usually expressed in days. Keeping active tabs on your Cash Conversion Cycle will aid you in monitoring your finances as cash flows in and out of your business.

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Charges

Charges refers to the total revenue you earn from payments, after deducting any fees, refunds, transfers, and disputes. Sometimes also known as Net Charges, this metric is your view of net earnings collected through a payment gateway.

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Cost Of Goods Sold

The Cost Of Goods Sold (COGS) is the measure of direct costs incurred by a company to manufacture or deliver their product or service. Costs typically include raw material and direct labour, but this varies from business to business, depending on the products or services that are being sold. COGS is the building block to understanding Gross Margin and Gross Margin Percent.

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Customer Acquisition Cost

Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) is the cost a business incurs to acquire a new customer. This includes the fully loaded costs associated with sales and marketing to attract a potential customer and to convince them to purchase, divided across all new customers.

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Customers

One of the most fundamental metrics, Customers is the total count of paying patrons of your business. Without paying customers there is no growth and no value in your business. To accurately assess your customer base, it's important to track new and returning customers as they play a different role in your business. New Customers refer to users who just signed up or made their first purchase with your company while Returning Customers are those who have already made a purchase in the past.

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Disputed Charges

Disputed Charges measures the total value of charges that have been challenged and may be reversed. This metric represents the amount of money that could potentially be deduced from your net charges.

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Inventory Quantity

Inventory Quantity is the currently available stock for each product variant a retail location or e-commerce store has available. Keeping track of inventory quantity is important to ensure that there are enough goods in stock to meet customer demand. Businesses should identify the optimal stock level for each product variant and adjust accordingly. If inventory levels are too low, customers may not be able to purchase a desired item or find an alternative solution elsewhere. On the other hand, if levels are too high, it can lead to an overstocking of products and wasted resources.

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Inventory Turnover

Inventory Turnover measures how often, in a given time-period, your organization is able to sell its entire inventory. Inventory Turnover is an important efficiency metric and is helpful in analyzing pricing, product demand, and, of course, inventory purchase and costs. It is also a critical tool when selling perishable goods, where the potential for waste is high.

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