Your Sales Report is more than just a list of transactions; it's a powerful tool for understanding your business's performance and making data-driven decisions. Use it to track your revenue, identify trends, and discover opportunities for growth.
Key Benefits at Glance
This report helps you answer key questions like:
- What were my total sales last month compared to the month before?
- Which day of the week is consistently my most profitable?
- Are my sales growing compared to this time last year?
- How effective was that holiday promotion we ran?
Your Data Belongs to You
At Libro, we believe that you always own your business data. The information you generate—from sales transactions to customer lists—is your asset. Our reporting tools, including this Sales Report, are designed to give you direct and easy access to your information whenever you need it, in formats that are simple to use.
How to Use Your Sales Report for Business Growth
Here are a few practical ways to turn the data in your Sales Report into actionable insights.
Track Your Performance Over Time
Use the date filter to compare different periods and measure your progress.
- Action: At the beginning of each month, run the report for the month that just ended and compare it to the previous month. Are your sales trending up or down? This gives you a high-level view of your business's health.
- Action: Run the report for the last quarter and compare it to the same quarter from the previous year. This year-over-year comparison helps you understand your long-term growth and accounts for seasonal fluctuations.
Identify Your Peak and Off-Peak Times
By analyzing sales by day or time, you can optimize everything from staffing to marketing.
- Action: Filter your report to view sales by "Day of the Week." If you notice that Wednesdays are consistently your slowest day, you could create a special mid-week promotion to drive more traffic.
- Action: If your report includes time-based data, you can pinpoint your busiest hours. This helps you create more efficient staff schedules, ensuring you have enough coverage during a rush and can reduce costs during quiet periods.
Measure the Success of Your Promotions
Don't just guess if a marketing campaign worked—measure its impact directly.
- Action: Before you launch a promotion (e.g., a "Valentine's Day Special"), run the Sales Report for a normal week to establish a baseline. After the promotion ends, run the report again for the promotional period. By comparing the two, you can calculate the exact lift in sales and determine the campaign's return on investment (ROI).
How to Access and Export Your Sales Report
Now that you know what to look for, here are the steps to run the report.
You must be logged in to Libro with an Admin account.
- Navigate to your Libro Back-Office.
- Click on the Reports tab in the main menu, and then select Sales.
- Use the filters at the top of the page to narrow down your results. You can filter by date range and other criteria to get the specific data you need.
- Click the Export button. You can choose from the following formats:
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- PDF: Best for printing or sharing a clean, uneditable copy.
- Excel (.xls): Best for further analysis, creating charts, or using formulas.
- CSV: A plain text format that is compatible with almost any spreadsheet software.
Important Notes:
- File Size Limit: If your report contains more than 2,500 rows of data, the export option will be limited to CSV format only. This ensures the best performance for large data sets.
- Browser Cookies: To ensure a successful download, you may need to accept cookies for the Libro Back-Office page.