Sales vs. Labor Dashboard Overview

Request Blocks

At the top of the mobile Manager Dashboard, request blocks will display all pending employee requests. Selecting any block takes you directly to the approval screen for the specific request type. 

• Shift Pool
• Time Off 
• Availability

If a block has no pending requests, it will display a 'zero state' and will change to green. 

Sales vs. Labor Dashboard

The Sales vs. Labor Dashboard on the Manager Overview provides a comprehensive view of labor efficiency by displaying a graph of projected and actual sales & labor. This data is pulled directly from your schedule and your POS or 7punches, giving you a quick snapshot of operating costs and the necessary insight to make schedule adjustments. 

At the top of the Dashboard, use various filters to narrow down your results:

• Date Range selection: Use the date picker to choose a different day and see data from previous periods.
• Location selection: Select a location from the dropdown menu to view its specific data.
• Hourly/Daily View: View detailed sales and labor performance for each hour/day, or scroll through the day to monitor progress.Tap on any hour within the graph to see data for that specific hour.
  
  
• Metrics: Hover over any day to see detailed numbers for that day’s sales and labor, including:
  • Actual sales vs. Projected sales
  • Progress bar for your actual sales and the percentage that they’re on track for the (daily or hourly) sales projections
  • Actual labor costs vs. Scheduled labor costs
  • Actual Labor %
  • SPLH (Sales Per Labor Hour)
  • Comparisons to the same day, last week
    
    

View Sales Performance 

Expand the Sales Performance card for a deeper look into your daily and hourly sales progress, as well as comparisons to your original sales projections. The dashboard’s machine-learning-powered forecasting tool (AI) continuously improves with more data, Projected Sales will become smarter over time with more data.

Tap on  “View Sales Performance” to expand the card and gain further insight into your sales targets:

In the Daily view, you will be able to see how you are performing up to the current hour as well as where you are at relative to your daily projections.

In the Hourly view you will be able to see how you are progressing towards your sales targets for that specific hour.

• The dotted orange line indicates where your sales should be at the current hour based on your original projections that were generated with 7shifts’ forecasting system.
   
• The solid orange line represents your current sales, updated with the most recent sync from your POS. It allows you to compare your actual sales against both your hourly and daily sales projections:

• The solid grey line indicates your adjusted daily sales projection, based on your current sales performance.

Want to see performance from a previous day or project for a future date? Use the date selector at the top of your screen to view past or upcoming sales trends.