Bankruptcy is the Last Act

Once hailed entrepreneurial retail brand heroes have perished in the last six months with an average of 60 stores closing everyday in the UK an according to PWC and the Guardian newspaper. A crisis led by fashion, mobile phone and betting shops, brands like Oasis, warehouse, Laura Ashley, New Look and Cath Kidston removed from the competitive landscape.

No high street, shopping centre or mall has been left untouched and the battle is now on to ensure businesses of all sizes remain trading and survive. Retail Metrics are specialists, operators who have all steered and led major businesses through economic recessions, turbulent market entries and through phases of strategic growth.

Retail Metrics are committed to helping businesses staying business through deploying strategic cost optimization techniques. Our specialist used by global private equity houses, plc companies and private ownership boards have been trained to “hit the ground running” and have “significant and immediate impact on the profit and loss accounts” of any size business.

These prudent specialists can reach into the heart of the operational commercial and financial issues at speed whilst analysing root causes and appraising local teams of potential short, medium- and longer-term solutions. Having sat on boards, been advisors to boards and reporting to boards these specialists understand the realities and pressures facing executive teams today facing turbulent and pressured trading conditions and public scrutiny.

A thorough cashflow health check will identify the businesses current strategic position, strategic choices and best options for maximizing available resources. Businesses that have performed well historically may have developed change resistant defences which may slow down positive change, group think may have developed business blind spots. Retail Metrics can cultural adjustments to align teams to proposed changes required at speed.

Our Retail Metric specialists have lived through high profile strategic transitions for over 25 years across industries therefore would expect to operate in similar situations forging strong local support and collaborative teamwork. The aim is not to repeat the paths of fallen brands but support organizations seeking proactive recovery, new growth and a path to improved profitability.

During a crisis there are many leavers available to pull in order to support struggling finances, large organizations over the years have employed and deployed our specialists to aid rapid recovery, speedy turnarounds and drive new growth through complex trading conditions. Our team are seasoned leaders, coaches and mentors, inspiring and motivating executive teams today. Now you can engage these functional experts to help cost optimization, improve sales, margin and income whilst driving significant costs out of your business. EBITDA results can be seen quickly, on average 10% ongoing reductions that can release money for reinvestment back into the business. This is Retail Metrics speciality let is support you through these challenges with robust world class ways of working.

Any business facing a risk of insolvency should engage with us quickly, let us help you identify financial economies, develop cost reduction solutions, review liabilities and target innovative income generating activities. During high stress periods our professional cost optimizing specialist can provide unique and bespoke tailored services to your given needs. Our aim is always to help businesses stay in business.

Our high impact Retail Metrics specialists can help evaluate, design, restructure, negotiate and support reprioritisation of the strategic road map. They can also be part of the team and support delivery of the optimisation model where required. Equally we remain in touch with some of the biggest global private equity houses, if serious investment deals would be beneficial, we can and have made introductions to help finance growth and expansion strategies.