fun with numbers - sometimes

We recently saw a report that lists the lines we sell and our purchases from the CARQUEST DC ( Toronto ) and their 'average' sale .... cute ... some interest.  They are looking at what jobbers are under supporting some lines ( we guess ) ... but we can also see more data .... take the Warehouse sales and calculate the % sales by line ... then apply to the GROUPS ... groups is something we have been working with for a few years ... here is our first stab at groups

25 Group

accessories

battery

bearing-seals

belts +

brakes

chassis

chemicals

cores

dorman type

electrical

emmissions

engine

equipment

exhaust

filters

fuel

heat-cool

import

lighting

misc

oil

P B E

plugs

struts

tools

trailer

welding

wipers

zz-obsol

Then a few weeks back we started to talk with Vince in TOR DC about his support for a SAP report for group sales ) the USA has a report - but would need work to make it Cdn ) ... and suggested a slimmed down 10 groups ....

10 Group 25 Group Battery battery cores cores IIFM import IIFM trailer IIFM welding Liquids chemicals Liquids oil Misc misc Misc zz-obsol On Car accessories On Car dorman type On Car lighting On Car wipers P B E P B E Tools equipment Tools tools Under Car bearing-seals Under Car brakes Under Car chassis Under Car exhaust Under Car struts Under Hood belts + Under Hood electrical Under Hood emmissions Under Hood engine Under Hood filters Under Hood fuel Under Hood heat-cool Under Hood plugs

Here is sample chart for store ( or is it the Warehouse - buy me a beet and I will tell you ) ....

This kind of data seems to raise more questions than it  answers ...  but such is life