Arch Analytics – Embedded Business Intelligence
Arch Retail is excited to introduce Arch Analytics, a powerful Business Intelligence (BI) tool designed specifically for retail businesses. It provides store owners and managers with on-demand, visual and comparative reporting to track performance, reduce inefficiencies and make better business decisions – fast.
- Manual Reporting Overload: Automates key reports like sales, basket value, and stock turn.
- Spreadsheet Chaos: Reduces reliance on Excel with real-time, visual dashboards.
- Data Silos & Inaccuracy: Ensures integrity with system-based, untouched transaction data.
- Reactive Decision-Making: Promotes proactive insight across store performance, stock and margins.
- Limited BI Access: Delivers enterprise-grade intelligence without requiring third-party BI software.
KPI Dashboards (Current Year vs Previous Year)
- Sales, Basket Value, Basket Count, GP %
- Stock Holding, Stock Turn, Loyalty Swipes
- Interactive with click-drill down functionality
- Export to PDF or excel
Transaction & Basket Analysis
- Basket Size analysis
- Basket size trends (5-week & 13-week)
- Purchase-to-sale ratios
- Tender and transaction type analytics
Why Arch Analytics Was Developed
Retailers need more than data – they need insight. While traditional systems either limit access or overwhelm users with spreadsheets, Arch Analytics transforms data into digestible dashboards and trend-based reporting, empowering users to:
- Understand their performance
- Spot issues early
- Plan for profitability
Because Arch Retail has always stored raw transaction data, users already have the goldmine, Arch Analytics simply puts the tools in their hands to mine it.
Customisation and Support
- Out-of-the-box Reports: A standard cube and key dashboards come included for free.
- Custom Development: Retailers needing tailored dashboards can contract Arch for development.
- Self-Service Configurability: Users can create folders, filter data and configure dashboards per store.