A sample listing of the line items we collect data for is shown below. We maintain benchmarks for these metrics.
Total Company Payroll Data |
Grocery |
Dairy |
Frozen |
Drug/GM |
Pharmacy |
Front End |
Perishable Departments |
Average Benefit % |
Operational Statistics |
Average Weekly Sales |
Total Store Hours Used (Including Management) |
Total Store Sales per Labor Hour |
Number of Salaried Managers |
Store Open Hours |
Current Ratio of Part Time to Full Time Associates |
Average Number of Employees |
Average Sales per Square Foot |
Average Sales per Customer |
Average Items per Order |
Average Item Retail |
Average Weekly Customer Count |
Total Store Inventory |
Backroom Inventory |
Grocery |
Drug/GM |
Frozen |
Dairy |
Sales Floor Inventory - Drug/GM |
Grocery |
Total Sales per Week |
Total Labor Hours (Including Management) |
Sales per Labor Hour |
Average Weekly Hours - Stock Crew |
Average Weekly Cases Received & |
Processed by the Stock Crew |
Total Case Rate - Total Cases/Total Hours |
Pure Case Rate - Stocking Rate |
Average Time to Write a Schedule |
Day the Ad Breaks |
% Replenishment Done Off-Hours |
Available Shrink Information? (yes/no) |
Weekly Damage ($) |
Damage Recovery (%) |
DSD Receiving |
Total Labor Hours per Week |
DSD Receiving Hours |
Number of Receiving Days per Week |
Number of Days of DSD Service per Week |
Number of Unauthorized Items per Week |
Is DSD Linked to P.O.S.? (yes/no) |
Dairy |
Total Sales per Week |
Total Labor Hours (Including Management) |
Sales per Labor Hour |
Average Weekly Hours - Stock Crew |
Average Weekly Cases Received & |
Processed by the Stock Crew |
Total Case Rate - Total Cases/Total Hours |
Pure Case Rate - Stocking Rate |
Average Time to Write a Schedule |
Day the Ad Breaks |
% Replenishment Done Off-Hours |
Available Shrink Information? (yes/no) |
Weekly Damage ($) |
Damage Recovery (%) |
Frozen |
Total Sales per Week |
Total Labor Hours (Including Management) |
Sales per Labor Hour |
Average Weekly Hours - Stock Crew |
Average Weekly Cases Received & |
Processed by the Stock Crew |
Total Case Rate - Total Cases/Total Hours |
Pure Case Rate - Stocking Rate |
Average Time to Write a Schedule |
Day the Ad Breaks |
% Replenishment Done Off-Hours |
Available Shrink Information? (yes/no) |
Weekly Damage ($) |
Damage Recovery (%) |
Drug/GM |
Total Sales per Week |
Total Labor Hours (Including Management) |
Sales per Labor Hour |
% Replenishment Done Off-Hours |
Average Weekly Totes/Cases Received |
Available Shrink Information? (yes/no) |
Deli Department |
Total Sales per Week |
Total Labor Hours (Including Management) |
Sales per Labor Hour |
Average Weekly Sales |
Average Hourly Rate |
Total Number of Staff |
Full Time Associates |
Part Time Associates |
Average Gross Profit |
Inventory Turns |
Inventory Frequency |
Supply % to Sales |
Shrink % to Sales |
Production Planning? (yes/no) |
Shrink Tracking? (yes/no) |
Traffic Flow Studies? (yes/no) |
Meat Department |
Total Sales per Week |
Total Labor Hours (Including Management) |
Sales per Labor Hour |
Average Weekly Sales |
Average Hourly Rate |
Total Number of Staff |
Full Time Associates |
Part Time Associates |
Average Gross Profit |
Inventory Turns |
Inventory Frequency |
Supply % to Sales |
Shrink % to Sales |
Production Planning? (yes/no) |
Shrink Tracking? (yes/no) |
Traffic Flow Studies? (yes/no) |
Produce Department |
Total Sales per Week |
Total Labor Hours (Including Management) |
Sales per Labor Hour |
Average Weekly Sales |
Average Hourly Rate |
Total Number of Staff |
Full Time Associates |
Part Time Associates |
Average Gross Profit |
Inventory Turns |
Inventory Frequency |
Supply % to Sales |
Shrink % to Sales |
Production Planning? (yes/no) |
Shrink Tracking? (yes/no) |
Traffic Flow Studies? (yes/no) |
Seafood Department |
Total Sales per Week |
Total Labor Hours (Including Management) |
Sales per Labor Hour |
Average Weekly Sales |
Average Hourly Rate |
Total Number of Staff |
Full Time Associates |
Part Time Associates |
Average Gross Profit |
Inventory Turns |
Inventory Frequency |
Supply % to Sales |
Shrink % to Sales |
Production Planning? (yes/no) |
Shrink Tracking? (yes/no) |
Traffic Flow Studies? (yes/no) |
Floral Department |
Total Sales per Week |
Total Labor Hours (Including Management) |
Sales per Labor Hour |
Average Weekly Sales |
Average Hourly Rate |
Total Number of Staff |
Full Time Associates |
Part Time Associates |
Average Gross Profit |
Inventory Turns |
Inventory Frequency |
Supply % to Sales |
Shrink % to Sales |
Production Planning? (yes/no) |
Shrink Tracking? (yes/no) |
Traffic Flow Studies? (yes/no) |
Bakery Department |
Total Sales per Week |
Total Labor Hours (Including Management) |
Sales per Labor Hour |
Average Weekly Sales |
Average Hourly Rate |
Total Number of Staff |
Full Time Associates |
Part Time Associates |
Average Gross Profit |
Inventory Turns |
Inventory Frequency |
Supply % to Sales |
Shrink % to Sales |
Production Planning? (yes/no) |
Shrink Tracking? (yes/no) |
Traffic Flow Studies? (yes/no) |
Front End |
Hours Scheduled (Weekly Average) |
Cashier Wkly Hrs Scheduled |
Bagger Wkly Hrs Scheduled |
Pricing Coordinator Wkly Hrs Scheduled |
Lot Personnel Wkly Hrs Scheduled |
Parcel Pickup/Carryout Wkly Hrs Scheduled |
Cash Office Wkly Hours Scheduled |
Customer Service Center Wkly Hrs Scheduled |
Front End Manager Wkly Hrs Scheduled |
Other Front End Hrs Scheduled Not Listed Above |
Total Front End Weekly Hours Scheduled |
Front End Operating Statistics |
Sales per Labor Hour |
Items per Minute - Bottom |
Items per Minute - Side |
Items per Bag |
Annual Bag Costs |
Plastic % |
Time Spent on Returns/Shopbacks/Strays |
Number of Express Lanes |
Items per Express Lane |
Sales per Cashier Hour |
Sales per Checkout Lane |
Customers per Cashier/Bagger Hour |
Till Setup Amount |
Over/Short - Average Weekly Amount |
Pricing Integrity Statistics |
Pricing Accuracy % |
FE Scanning Rate (w/PLUs) |
# Price Changes per Week |
Shelf Verification Program - How often (e.g., 26 wk cycle) |
Store Pricing Audits |
Centralized Price Desk |
Issue Turnaround Time (e.g., less than 24 hrs) |
Unauthorized Item Error Policy (e.g., fined) |