Free Retail Calculators — The A Circle
Free Retail Calculators

Run the Numbers.
See What’s Actually Happening.

Three tools used by professional retail planners. Enter your numbers for instant, powerful insights — in a personalized, detailed summary.

Open-to-Buy Planner

Tells you exactly how much you can spend on new inventory without creating an overstock problem. Enter your numbers for the month and we’ll calculate your available buying budget.

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Your target inventory level at cost, end of month

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Your Open-to-Buy
Available to Buy

GMROI Calculator

Gross Margin Return on Investment tells you how many dollars you earn in gross margin for every dollar invested in inventory. The higher the number, the harder your inventory is working for you.

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Add beginning + ending inventory at cost and divide by 2

Your GMROI
Gross Margin $
Gross Margin %
Benchmark
1.5 – 3.0+

Profit Leak Finder

Identifies where inventory-related losses are quietly draining your profitability. Enter your annual numbers and see your estimated leak in dollars.

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% of inventory you typically mark down

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Average % off when you mark something down

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Theft, damage, admin errors (% of revenue)

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% of inventory that never sells each season

Estimated Annual Profit Leak

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