Retail Analytics Consulting Services
With 28 years of retail experience, we help retailers turn complex data into actionable insights that improve sales performance, inventory management and profitability.
As a specialist extension of our Data Analytics Consulting services, we deliver dashboards and reporting solutions that provide complete visibility across sales, stock and store performance.
How Retail Analytics Can Support Your Business:
Sales Performance
Track revenue, margin and store performance in real time
Inventory Management
Reduce stockouts and optimise inventory levels
Product & Category Analytics
Identify your most profitable products and categories
Data-Driven Decision Making
Make faster, more confident business decisions
Backed by 28 years of retail experience, we help retailers gain complete visibility across sales, stock, customers and profitability.
Turn Retail Data Into Better Decisions
Retail businesses generate valuable data across sales, inventory, products and store operations. The challenge is turning that information into actionable insight.
Our retail analytics solutions help uncover sales trends, improve inventory visibility, track product performance and identify opportunities to increase profitability. With intuitive dashboards and reporting, retailers can make faster, more informed decisions based on trusted data.
Questions Retailers Need Answered
- Which products generate the highest profit?
- Which stores are underperforming?
- Where are stock shortages affecting sales?
- What inventory is slow-moving?
- Are sales and margin tracking to target?
Turning Retail Data Into Action
Improve Decision-Making
Turn operational and commercial data into actionable business insight.
Optimise Inventory & Supply Chain
Improve stock visibility, reduce excess inventory and protect margins.
Drive Sustainable Growth
Identify opportunities to improve performance across stores, products and channels.
Retail Data Analytics: Improving Performance
Want to learn how leading retailers use data to improve profitability, optimise inventory and drive growth?
Explore our practical guide to retail analytics and download the accompanying assessment.
Retail Analytics Success Story
Revolution Beauty London
Management Information Reporting
Delivered actionable reporting packs that provided clear visibility into business performance.
Integrated Business Planning
Aligned budgets and reporting across corporate, store and product teams.
Inventory Forecasting
Used predictive analytics to improve stock planning and demand forecasting.
Pricing & Lifecycle Management
Linked product performance to pricing and replacement strategies.
Result: Greater visibility, improved planning and more informed commercial decision-making.
Looking to improve retail performance through better reporting and analytics?
Why Retailers Choose Select Distinct
28 Years of Retail Experience
Experience across retail operations, finance and analytics.
Practical Commercial Insight
Turning data into clear, actionable business decisions.
Reporting That Drives Performance
Improving visibility across sales, stock, margin and profitability.
Built on 28 Years of Retail, Finance & Analytics Experience
Before founding Select Distinct, Simon spent almost three decades working within retail, finance and analytics environments, helping organisations improve visibility across sales, inventory, profitability and business performance.
28 years of experience across retail, finance and analytics.
Sports Direct
- Progressed from Finance Manager to Head of Operational Finance & Analytics over a 10-year career.
- Led strategic planning across sales, margin and inventory performance.
- Aligned departmental budgets with wider business objectives through integrated planning and reporting.
- Built and led analytics teams supporting Buying, Merchandising, Ecommerce, Marketing and Finance functions.
Morrisons
- Began career in retail operations before progressing into senior finance leadership.
- Led finance for a £300m food manufacturing subsidiary.
- Delivered finance systems and ERP transformation initiatives to support business performance and reporting.
Retail Analytics & Consulting
- Helping retailers improve visibility across sales, inventory, margin and operational performance.
- Developing dashboards, reporting solutions and analytics frameworks that support better decision-making.
- Turning complex retail data into actionable insights that drive business performance.
Retail analytics is most effective when it’s backed by a genuine understanding of how retail businesses operate.
That experience underpins every solution we deliver.
Retail Analytics Success Stories
Explore examples of how Select Distinct helps retailers improve reporting, inventory visibility, forecasting and commercial decision-making through practical analytics solutions.
Frequently Asked Questions
How can retail analytics improve profitability?
Retail analytics helps identify opportunities to improve sales performance, optimise stock levels, reduce waste and protect margins through better visibility of business performance.
Can you combine data from multiple retail systems?
Yes. We can bring together data from EPOS, ERP, eCommerce, finance and operational systems to create a single source of truth for reporting and decision-making.
What retail metrics can be analysed?
Common areas include sales, margin, stock availability, inventory turnover, product performance, category management, customer behaviour and store performance.
Do you work with both retailers and eCommerce businesses?
Yes. We support traditional retailers, online retailers and organisations operating across multiple sales channels.
Why choose Select Distinct for retail analytics?
Our approach combines 28 years of retail, finance and analytics experience with practical reporting and business intelligence expertise, helping retailers turn data into actionable business insight.