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Retail BI

Margin Map

Multi-store retail analytics — sales, margins, and category performance across locations.

Pricing cycle speed

+31%

Faster territory-level decisions.

Reporting effort

-52%

Reduced manual data preparation.

Margin visibility

Real-time

Live trends replaced periodic snapshots.

Project context

Built for real operational constraints

Leadership needed visual margin intelligence by region for faster pricing decisions.

Margin analysis required manual regional slicing and reconciliation before each planning cycle.

Client profile

Regional operations team analyzing margin performance by territory.

Delivery timeline

6-week delivery with phased regional rollout.

Stack

Next.jsPostGISBatch AggregationCSV Export

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.

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Margin Map — Territory overview

Overview

Territory overview

Regional margin map with immediate outlier visibility.

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Margin Map — Analysis workflow

Workflow

Analysis workflow

Segment-level drilldown for margin diagnosis.

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Margin Map — Outcome reporting

Outcomes

Outcome reporting

Executive-ready comparisons for planning cycles.

The challenge

Margin analysis required manual regional slicing and reconciliation before each planning cycle.

The approach

We produced a map-driven margin workspace with territory benchmarking and drilldown by account segment.

Implementation details

  • Defined territory-level margin model and normalization logic.
  • Built visual drilldowns by segment and product mix.
  • Added export-ready executive summary views.

Business outcomes

  • Store comparisons in seconds not hours
  • Margin issues visible by category
  • Owners act on trends same week

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