by Malcolm Alderton | Apr 20, 2018 | Business Development |
In large corporations people with specific skills are matched to specific tasks. Big businesses employ buyers for buying, sales people for selling, accountants for preparing budgets and reporting on performance, human resource people for managing staff, marketing...
by Malcolm Alderton | Apr 20, 2018 | News & Events |
This topic has been of particular interest to Malcolm during his years as a management consultant to the jewellery industry. Malcolm himself works with his wife, daughter and son, and is well aware of the positives and negatives encountered in a family...
by Malcolm Alderton | Apr 20, 2018 | Business Development |
Traditionally small business owners have their annual accounts prepared 6 to 12 months after the end of the fiscal year, and apart from the accountant spending 15 minutes discussing them and a copy going to the bank, these accounts never see the light of day again....
by ARMS Admin | Apr 20, 2018 | Business Development |
Many retailers schedule their stocktake to coincide with the end of the financial year. With stocktake, more commonly known as the ‘retailers’ nightmare’, comes stress for managers and store owners. At ARMS we understand the trauma that stocktake can create so we...
by ARMS Admin | Apr 20, 2018 | Business Development |
Gross Margin return on investment (GMROI) is consistently below plan. Monthly inventory plan is rarely achieved. Aged inventory is higher than previous seasons and seems to grow every year. Annual inventory turnover is below industry average. Sales goals are met but...
