The Departments field can be used to specify the Department for which you want to see product sales information. This dialogue displays movement of each product in the Department Category in the list box at the bottom of the dialogue. Select the Department from the drop-down list at the right of the field. Press the Execute Query button in the toolbar. If you have entered the start and end dates, Retail will then calculate the following sales values for the department and display them on the screen.

    • Gross profit dollars
    • Gross profit margin percent
    • Cost of products sold
    • Number of items sold
    • Number of transactions

Tip: Use the Filter Products button in the toolbar to filter the list box according to the Cost, Price, Gross, etc.