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Week 10 · Retail Analytics

Same Company, Different Number: What Carrefour's Comparable-Sales Bridge Teaches Retail Analytics

By SI Analytics · Newsletter published

Newsletter cover: Same Company, Different Number: What Carrefour's Comparable-Sales Bridge Teaches Retail Analytics

The key idea

Comparable sales and total sales answer different questions. Carrefour's reporting bridge shows why store eligibility, scope and currency must be understood before interpreting retail growth.

A question to take into your work

Write down the store population, reporting period and currency basis before comparing sales growth. Which changes are excluded from the comparable-sales metric?

This page introduces the edition and offers a practical reflection. The full analysis, source references and methodological limitations are in the original LinkedIn article. Figures and reporting periods relate to that edition, not live company performance.

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