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Sales per Labor Hour & Staffing

Equity Growth Partners

The schedule is the biggest controllable cost in the store, and it should follow the sales curve, not the calendar. Set a sales-per-labor-hour target, plan the week's sales by day, and the hours you can afford fall out, day by day.

Targets

Weekly sales divided by total paid hours. Specialty retail runs $120 to $250; grocery higher.

Coverage floor for safety and service, every open hour.

Counted in hours, priced at the manager rate below.

Week Plan

This Week

Labor Hours You Can Afford
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Planned Weekly Sales
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Labor % of Sales
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Weekly Labor Budget
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hourly staff plus manager
SPLH at Minimum Coverage
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what the floor alone requires

Sales by Day

Daily Schedule Budget Pro

Open the day-by-day schedule budget: hours allowed, average staff on the floor, peak-hour staffing, days where minimum coverage costs more than the sales support, and a printable schedule sheet for the manager.

Part of EGP Tools Pro. Free 7-day trial.

DaySalesHours OpenHours AllowedAvg StaffCoverage FloorLabor $Labor %

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