What Are Out-on-Shelf Items Costing You?

Even small out-on-shelf issues can result in significant lost revenue and shopper attrition. Use this calculator to estimate the potential financial upside of improving on-shelf availability with Simbe.

Estimate Your Out-on-Shelf Cost

Customize the inputs below to fit your business. Best guesses are perfectly fine. The "typical range" suggestions reflect common benchmarks validated by a Big Three consulting firm and national retailers.

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* Typical range: 30-40%

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* Typical range: 3-8%

*Industry average; validated by a major consulting firm

This model is based on a 60-day study conducted by a Big Three consulting firm for a major national retailer. The methodology has been validated across dozens of retail chains and provides a conservative estimate of the financial impact of out-of-stocks.

Key assumptions based on learnings include:

  • 40K avg scans/day within the store that Tally covers
  • 40% avg daily units sold/item
  • 50% switchability rate to account for shoppers choosing an alternative product

Simbe helps leading retailers increase on-shelf availability, improve execution, and unlock margin by making shelf data visible and actionable every day.