Food and drinks wholesale · for management
The Monday brief · week 45 · 2–8 November 2026
At a glance
- Sales this week: €184,300, up 6.2% on the same week last year. Year to date: up 3.8%.
- Gross margin: 21.4%, down 1.1 points. Most of the drop comes from 330 ml soft drinks.
- Days to collect: 58, up from 54 in October.
What changed
- 330 ml soft drinks: margin down 3.4 points. The supplier raised the purchase price 7% on the 3 November invoice; selling prices haven't moved.
- Customer 1042 hasn't ordered for 23 days. They usually order every 7.
- Courier cost per order: €6.90, up from €6.10. Cause: more island deliveries (31% of orders, up from 22%).
Needs a decision
- Reprice the 330 ml soft drinks? At the current price, margin loses about €1,900 a month.
- Call customer 1042 this week. They also have the largest overdue balance (€14,900).
- Five customers are over their credit limit. The list is on the “Receivables” board.
What we don't know yet
- Thursday's returns haven't been entered in the ERP. Margin could move by up to 0.3 points.
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