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SMEMinds
Data & technology

Sales & Revenue Optimization

Pricing, promotion and assortment decisions modelled against contribution rather than gross sales.

The problem

What actually goes wrong

Discounts are set to hit a revenue number, and the margin consequence is discovered at month end.

Why this matters. Revenue is a vanity metric until you know what it cost to earn.

What we manage

What SMEMinds does

  • Price elasticity and promotion-response analysis
  • Promotion calendar modelled before commitment
  • Assortment rationalisation — what to keep, cut and reprice
  • Bundle and pack-size architecture
  • Deal and event participation decisions
  • Contribution reporting per decision

Who this is for

Brands whose revenue is growing and whose margin is not.


Deliverables

  • Elasticity analysis
  • Promotion calendar model
  • Assortment review
  • Post-promotion reports

How we run it

  1. 1Audit
  2. 2Plan
  3. 3Execute
  4. 4Measure
What each step involves
Business outcomes

What changes.

Stated as changes in how the business runs, because those are the ones we control.

01

Profitable promotions

Modelled before they run.

02

Rationalised range

Fewer SKUs carrying more of the margin.

03

Better price points

Set against elasticity, not competitor watching.

04

Measured decisions

Every promotion has a post-mortem.

Every recommendation shows its arithmetic.

The reconciliation itself — settlements, fees, returns and claims resolved to a number you can take to a review.

See the tools

Or learn to run it yourself.

The models behind this service are taught in the Retail Business: 0 to ₹100 Crore Playbook — in Hinglish and English, with the calculators included.

Open the Retail Business: 0 to ₹100 Crore Playbook
FAQ

Questions we get about this service

Sometimes. More often we will tell you which discounts are paying for themselves and which are buying revenue you already had.

Next step

Let's look at your account.

Tell us what the constraint is and we will tell you whether we are the right people to fix it.

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