Advisory & Commercial Audits
The most resilient retail organizations share one defining characteristic: absolute consistency in floor-level execution. Store Standard deploys on-site to identify commercial leakage, align your operational frameworks, and embed the routines that make elite performance repeatable.
30-Day Store Performance Programme
A structured four-week engagement to understand, align, and elevate performance across your store network.
Combines data analysis, on-site observation, and stakeholder alignment to build a clear picture of where your stores are performing well, where the opportunity is greatest, and what needs to happen to capture it.
Week 1: Data Analysis
A structured analysis of all commercially relevant data across your store portfolio, including sales performance, traffic patterns, stock positions, and staffing.
Week 2: Store Observations
On-site visits to 3 to 5 stores. Identification of execution opportunities on the shop floor.
Week 3: Stakeholder Interviews
Discussions with store managers, area managers, and HQ. Understanding current routines and how to build on them.
Week 4: Implementation & Alignment
- Presentation of findings
- Introduction of improved routines and focus areas
- Clear action plan for implementation
Designed to create immediate impact while building a foundation for sustained performance improvement.
Store Performance Audit
A one-day on-site engagement to identify the highest-value commercial opportunities in your store and exactly how to act on them.
A surgical, on-site engagement designed to identify high-value commercial opportunities currently being missed during live trading. We bypass the boardroom and observe execution at the moments that matter most, peak traffic hours. You receive a prioritized, uncompromising debrief on exactly what must change, why it matters to your margin, and the precise operational steps to implement it.
Deliverables
- The highest-impact revenue opportunities currently being missed and exactly how to capture them
- Clear explanation of what to change, why it matters, and how to implement it
- Focus on conversion, average transaction value, and team execution during peak hours
How it works
- 1 day on-site during live trading
- Direct observation of store execution at peak moments
- End-of-day debrief with clear, prioritised actions
Ongoing Support
For retailers who want to keep performing at the level they have built.
Retail does not stand still. Trading periods shift, teams change, and new performance challenges emerge throughout the year. Ongoing support keeps Store Standard alongside your business as it evolves, ensuring the standards built during an initial engagement continue to drive results as your calendar, your team, and your stores develop.
What it includes
- Regular on-site or remote performance check-ins aligned to your trading calendar
- Follow-up observations to identify where execution standards are drifting
- Leadership coaching and team briefings to reinforce routines and accountability
- Live support during key trading periods including peak days, new product launches, and sale starts
- Direct access to Store Standard for questions, decisions, and real-time guidance
Available following any initial Store Standard engagement. Scope and frequency agreed based on your store network and trading calendar.
Store Opening and Execution Support
Ensure new stores perform from day one.
A new store is an opportunity to set the standard from the start. Store Standard supports the opening phase to ensure team execution, commercial setup, and operational standards are aligned before doors open and that performance holds once they do.
Where we add value
- Pre-opening alignment between HQ and store teams
- Ensuring store setup reflects commercial strategy
- Supporting team readiness for opening
- On-site presence during opening phase
Focus areas
- Conversion from day one
- Customer experience consistency
- Team routines and execution standards
- Alignment between landlord, HQ, and store
Post-opening
Follow-up support to ensure execution remains consistent and performance is maintained.