If I opened a store tomorrow, here’s what I’d set up on day one.
The 6 systems, and the numbers worth pulling from each. It’s the setup I credit for 8 profitable years at my own shop, and for paying myself from day 1.
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What you’ll walk away with
A short guide with a long shelf life: the data setup worth having in place, whether your doors open next month or opened years ago.
The 6 systems worth setting up before the doors open, and worth fixing if they’ve been open for years.
The exact numbers to pull from each one, so you’re collecting data you’ll actually USE.
Why each number earns its place, and what it tells you about your shop that gut feel can’t.
Built for owners already running a store who want cleaner numbers. Opening soon? It doubles as your day one checklist.
I ran these numbers at my own register for 8 years.
I’m Kathy Cruz. I co-owned a brick and mortar shop for 8 profitable years, paid myself from day 1, and sold it in 2024 to coach independent retailers full time.
These days I host the Savvy Shopkeeper Retail Podcast and run Master Shopkeepers, a community of store owners who make decisions with real numbers instead of gut feel. This guide is the data setup I’d hand any owner on day one.
Looking deeper at the data is giving me the guidelines that I’ve been craving when it comes to buying for the shop, and I feel much more confident going into the fourth quarter and 2026.Elena Gustavson · Shop Owner
Know your numbers before you spend another dollar.
Designed for independent store owners who want to know, not guess. The guide is free, and it’s waiting.
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