Books & retail
Coastline Books
Independent bookstore platform — POS sales by genre, ISBN inventory, and author event analytics.
Reorder latency
-38%
Faster replenishment decisions.
Event ROI visibility
Same-day
Immediate post-event sales insight.
Inventory confidence
+29%
Staff trust in stock and title status improved.
Project context
Built for real operational constraints
Store leadership needed same-day visibility into inventory risk and event impact on sales.
Sales, title movement, and event planning were reviewed separately with no shared operating view.
Client profile
Independent bookstore operations team balancing inventory, events, and daily sales.
Delivery timeline
5-week rollout with staff workflow calibration.
Stack
Screen walkthrough
The workflow from overview to outcomes
Each image represents a specific step in the operational flow. This keeps the case study visual, concrete, and decision-focused.
Overview
Store overview
Daily revenue, top titles, and floor-level KPIs.
Workflow
Operations workflow
Inventory and title movement management for staff.
Outcomes
Outcome tracking
Event and category performance used in planning.
The challenge
Sales, title movement, and event planning were reviewed separately with no shared operating view.
The approach
We built a bookstore operations dashboard that links daily sales, inventory health, and event performance.
Implementation details
- Unified title-level sales and stock data into one model.
- Built event calendar with attendance and sales lift tracking.
- Added actionable low-stock and reorder indicators for staff.
Business outcomes
- Reorder decisions in minutes not hours
- Event ROI visible same day
- Single screen for floor staff and owner
Mendocino County
39°18′N · 123°24′W
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