RETAIL PERFORMANCE • DATA • COMMERCIAL LEADERSHIP

Turn retail data into better decisions.

Develop practical commercial skills using Excel, Power BI and AI. Analyse the numbers, investigate the cause, understand the P&L impact and build measurable actions.

STORE 214 · WEEKLY VIEWLIVE TRAINING CASE
Sales£191,250£6,750 below budget
Availability91.2%Target 97%
Waste3.8%Target 2.2%
Payroll12.4%Target 10.8%

The learner must decide what to investigate before taking action.

THE ACADEMY

Learn the tools. Then learn what to do with the insight.

The programme connects technical analysis with retail management judgement. Learners progress from understanding store routines to making multi-site commercial decisions.

01

Excel & Power Query

Clean data, automate recurring reports, calculate variances, use lookups and build management dashboards.

02

Power BI

Build a data model, create DAX measures, compare stores and turn performance into a visual management story.

03

AI for Retail

Structure investigations, challenge assumptions, generate better questions and support evidence-based action planning.

LEARNING JOURNEY

Progress from execution to commercial leadership.

Every stage increases the level of responsibility and complexity.

TEAM LEADER

Understand execution

Gap scans, stock accuracy, reductions, waste, service, replenishment and daily routines.

STORE MANAGER

Own the result

Sales, payroll, availability, stock loss, customer measures, P&L and weekly performance plans.

AREA MANAGER

Lead across stores

Compare locations, identify risk, prioritise intervention and challenge managers with evidence.

INTERACTIVE DEMO

Don't just read a case study. Make the decision.

The Performance Lab puts learners inside a realistic store scenario.

Performance investigation

Sales£191,250Budget £198,000
Waste3.8%Target 2.2%
Stock Loss2.1%Target 1.5%
Customer78%Target 85%
YOUR MANAGEMENT TASK

What would you investigate first?

Identify the commercial priorities, request supporting evidence, distinguish symptoms from root causes, assign owners and measure the expected impact.

The full Academy includes a P&L simulator, stock investigation, AI coach and Area Manager challenge.

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CONNECTED WORKFLOW

Excel, Power Query, Power BI and AI working together.

Raw Store DataPower QueryExcel AnalysisPower BIAI InvestigationAction PlanP&L Review
ASHER RETAIL LAB

Practical retail performance learning.

ABOUT

Created by Hitesh Asher

Retail Operations & Performance

Asher Retail Lab brings practical retail management experience together with modern data analysis and AI-supported learning. Its purpose is to help developing retail leaders understand the commercial story behind their KPIs and turn evidence into action.

It also acts as a working portfolio of retail performance analysis, management development and digital learning concepts.

Ready to enter the Retail Lab?

Work through KPI analysis, Excel, Power BI, AI, P&L and management challenges.

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