Reporting Explained: Sales By Day
Use this report to view total sales by day across one or more stores.
This helps you:
- Track daily sales performance
- Identify trends over time
- Compare activity across locations
Reports > Standard Reports > Retail > Sales > By Day
This report summarizes sales by day for the selected filters.
- Groups transactions by date
- Includes sales, discounts, cost, and profit metrics
- Only displays days with recorded sales
- Go to Reports > Standard Reports
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Open Retail
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Open Sales
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Select By Day
- Set filters:
- Stores (default: All)
- Levels (default: All)
- Vendors (default: All)
- Evergreen Items (default: All)
- Event Tags (default: None)
- Dimensions (optional filters based on your system setup)
- Ignore No Count Items (default: Off)
- Show Only Discounted Items (default: Off)
- Show Only Returns (default: Off)
- Click Generate Report
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Period | Date of the sales activity (days without sales are not shown) |
| Qty Sold | Total items sold or returned |
| Total Retail | Quantity sold × item retail price |
| Total Discount | Total discounts applied |
| Total Net Retail | Total Retail − Total Discount |
| Total Cost | Quantity sold × calculated cost at time of sale |
| Net Profit | Total Net Retail − Total Cost |
| Total Margin | (Total Retail − Total Cost) ÷ Total Retail |
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