Tatsiana BandziukRetail & Fashion Analytics
Excel8 min read

Building an Open-to-Buy Model in Excel That Planners Will Maintain

How to structure an open-to-buy workbook so it survives the season and its author.

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Open-to-Buy Workbook Structure

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Three Checks That Stop Open-to-Buy Drift

  • Receipts match the purchase orders file.
  • Sales match the latest export.
  • Closing stock equals next month's opening stock.

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