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Retail · Improve Margins

Improve Margins for Retail.

Move gross margin and EBITDA margin into top-quartile territory.

Retail that compounds across channels.

Retail · Improve Margins

Why retail operators engage SAZ to improve margins.

Margin is the single best signal of business health and the foundation for valuation multiples. SAZ margin engagements work both sides of the equation — pricing and cost — to move both gross margin and EBITDA margin toward top-quartile bands.

Retail margins are tight and customer attention is fragmented. SAZ helps retailers — physical-first, DTC, and omnichannel — sharpen strategy, modernize systems, and build the AI-powered demand and operations programs that compound.

The approach

The SAZ playbook for improve margins, calibrated to retail.

Phase 1

Margin diagnostic

Gross margin by SKU/segment, EBITDA bridge analysis, cost-to-serve modeling.

Phase 2

Pricing reset

Value-based pricing, packaging, contract structure.

Phase 3

Cost reduction

Top cost categories with automation/AI/vendor consolidation.

Phase 4

Operating cadence

Monthly margin review, quarterly pricing review.

Expected outcomes

What retail operators walk away with.

Gross margin +5–15pp

EBITDA margin +3–8pp

Top-quartile economics by year 2

Premium valuation multiple unlocked

Retail · Improve Margins

Ready to improve margins in retail?

Email info@Sedighi.ca or call (604) 632-4959. A senior partner responds within one business day.

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