About Practical Retailer
Tools for the everyday decisions of running an independent store: what to charge, how much to buy, when to reorder.
Most retail advice is written for chains with an analyst on staff. Independent stores run on the owner's evenings. Practical Retailer makes the spreadsheets, workbooks and calculators we wish every shop owner had: each one answers one question, shows its working, and fits in an evening.
What you'll find here
- Calculators for margin, break-even and the other numbers you check every week. Free, and every result gets its own link you can come back to.
- Spreadsheet templates for planning: open-to-buy, reorder points, staffing, cash flow.
- Guides and workbooks that walk you through a process step by step, like a cycle count or a markdown plan.
Everything you get from us stays in your library, and when we improve a file, your copy updates too.
Who makes it
Practical Retailer is built by Sqquid HQ, a team that builds software for independent retailers. We hear the same questions from store owners again and again, and this is where we answer them.
Questions or ideas for a resource? Get in touch.