Inventory & Merchandising Performance

Caldwell & Sons Department Store • Spring/Summer 2025 Season • Last Updated: Jan 15, 2025

GMROI

2.87×

-8.3% vs Target 3.2×

Sell-Through Rate

41.3%

+7.2pp Week 4

Avg Weeks of Supply

8.4

-1.2 wks YoY

Markdown Depth

28.7%

-2.3pp vs Plan 31%

Stockout Rate

5.1%

+1.8pp Alert

OTB Utilization

78.4%

$124M of $158M

GMROI by Category

Housewares

3.8×

$12M Inventory

Men's

3.1×

$22M

Beauty

2.9×

$18M

Accessories

2.4×

$9M

Kids

2.2×

$14M

Home Décor

2.0×

$11M

Women's Apparel

1.7×

$47M Inventory • Rationalization Flag

Sell-Through Rate by SKU Cohort (Week 4)

Weeks of Supply by Velocity Tier

Markdown Recovery Rate

62.3%

of markdown investment recovered through velocity uplift

Supplier OTIF Rate

Maven Textiles

94%

Luxe Home Co.

89%

Sterling Apparel

82%

Apex Footwear

71%

Alert: Apex Footwear missed 2 consecutive POs → Men's Footwear stockout spike to 7.2%

Inventory Turn by Store Cluster

Inventory Turn vs. GMROI by Category

SKU Performance Summary (Top 8 by Revenue Impact)

SKU	Category	GMROI	Sell-Through	WOS	Markdown	Action
HC-9247	Housewares	4.8×	62.1%	3.2	8%	Extend depth
MA-3412	Men's Apparel	3.5×	48.3%	6.1	14%	Maintain
WA-7821	Women's Apparel	2.1×	31.4%	12.8	35%	Aggressive MD
BE-5509	Beauty	3.2×	54.7%	4.5	5%	Reorder
AC-6234	Accessories	2.6×	39.2%	8.7	22%	Monitor
MF-4401	Men's Footwear	1.9×	26.8%	15.3	41%	Stockout alert
KD-2987	Kids	2.8×	44.6%	7.2	18%	Optimize size mix
HD-1123	Home Décor	2.3×	36.5%	9.8	26%	Test promo

Season Milestones – Spring/Summer 2025

Line Review

Feb 12, 2025

OTB Sign-Off

Mar 1, 2025

Markdown Auth

Apr 15, 2025

Season Close

Aug 31, 2025