Summary
The flash report gives you a daily read on trading performance: sales, margin, cost of sales and labour in a single view. Use it to see how a day or a week is going without waiting on a stocktake, which is what your COGS reporting depends on.
Open Reports and select the Flash Reports tab. Set the period with the date fields, choose a single site or all of them, and switch between net and gross figures with the Sales basis toggle. Sales come from your till, so the report needs a connected POS. Cost of sales is theoretical, worked out from your recipes, so it's only as accurate as the items you've matched. Labour figures need a rota integration.
Here's what you'll see on your flash report:
Metrics
Column | Explainer |
Total Sales | Total revenue for the selected period, exclusive of discounts. Broken down underneath into Store sales and Subscriptions (if you have them). |
Total Wages | Labour costs, split between hourly and salary staff. |
Gross Margin | Profit after subtracting cost of sales. |
Operational Profit | The bottom line after wages and expenses. |
Cost of Sale | Theoretical cost of goods sold, shown as a number and a %. |
ATV | Average transaction value. |
Discounts | Total of any promotions or markdowns applied. |
Waste | Total losses from wasted stock logged in Edify. |
Additional Features
Loyalty Metrics: Daily users, subscribers, and utilisation rates
Labour Reporting: Sales vs labour cost visualisation (requires rota integration)
Controls: Date range, site selection, net/gross toggle, scheduled/timesheet labour view