Is your store missing the profitability you expected, struggling with staff or not making it to month end?
If you feel stuck and don't know where to start, we bring order: margin, fixed costs, contracts, team and stock. You leave with a clear roadmap.
Do you recognise any of these symptoms?
Your store isn't as profitable as expected
You sell, but the numbers don't add up: badly costed margins, runaway fixed costs and flat sales.
Problems with your staff
Constant turnover, impossible shifts, inconsistent service or a demotivated team.
You don't make it to month end
Cash goes on rent, suppliers and dead stock. You need to renegotiate contracts and recover liquidity.
You're stuck and don't know what to do
Deciding alone, with no data and nobody with real counter experience to challenge your thinking.
Real cases by sector
Real situations that reach Retail Lemon every week. You may well recognise yours in one of these cards.
Fashion & footwear“I'm sitting on far too much stock: I over-bought and now the stockroom is full and there's no cash.”
Florist“Rent and supplier contracts are choking me. I don't know how to renegotiate without losing the unit.”
Hair & beauty“I have staff problems: people leave, shifts don't add up and the diary sits half empty.”
Restaurant“I work more hours than ever and still don't reach month end. I don't know which dish makes money.”
Bar & café“I'm stuck: fewer people come in, I raise prices in fear and I don't know where to start.”
Grocery & supermarket“I compete with the big chains, I have shrinkage and I don't know which lines are costing me money.”
Typical problems, sector by sector
Every type of business gets stuck for different reasons. These are the blockers we see most and where we start fixing them.
Problems in my shop
Sales but no profit: real margin per product family, dead stock, badly calculated markdowns and disproportionate rent.
Problems in my restaurant
Outdated food costing, loss-making dishes, waste, overstaffing in quiet hours and prices that were never updated.
Problems in my bar or café
Low average ticket, dead hours, till discrepancies and drinks suppliers on worse terms than your competitors.
Problems in my bakery
Production out of step with demand, high daily waste, oven energy cost and prices that do not cover the recipe cost.
Problems in my hair or beauty salon
Gaps in the diary, commissions eating the margin, mispriced services and clients who do not come back.
Problems in my pharmacy
Too much capital tied up in assortment, low prescription margins and little free-sale or cross-selling at the counter.
Problems in my florist or gourmet shop
Extreme seasonality, perishable stock, waste and loss-making months that eat the good season.
Problems in my gym
Uncontrolled joins and churn, memberships priced below cost, saturated peak hours and an oversized team.
Problems in my convenience store
Stock-outs on what sells, excess on what does not, fresh-produce waste and price pressure from the big chains.
Restructuring Plan
Operational diagnosis and clean-up + 12 months of support and PRO software
What your plan includes
- Setup
6h Operational Diagnosis & Audit
- Analysis of margin leaks, fixed costs and point-of-sale performance
- Audit of recipe costing, stock turnover and purchasing structure
- Strategic turnaround plan and value-proposition redesign
- 12 months
24h Recovery Mentoring
- Flexible pool of hours to execute the clean-up plan
- Support renegotiating rent, staff and suppliers
- 1-to-1 sessions tracking profitability milestones
Panel PRO 12 Months
Margin control, costing and a 24/7 AI Agent.
Supplier Network
Preferred deals on POS, furniture and packaging.
Operational Support
Contract reviews, legal structure and licences.
Flexible support
Your Restructuring Plan includes 6 hours of operational diagnosis and audit + 24 hours of recovery mentoring, spread across the 12 months. If your project uses up the allocated time before the year ends, you can add top-up hours or upgrade to a Plan Crucero at any time.
Common questions about the diagnosis
My shop sells but makes no money — where do you start?
With the real numbers: margin per product family, staff cost per time slot, rent over sales and tied-up stock. That produces the list of decisions that move the needle this month.
Do you also work with restaurants, bars and cafés?
Yes. In hospitality we review food costing, menu, waste, shifts and suppliers; the diagnosis and roadmap method is the same as in retail.
Can you help me renegotiate the lease or supplier contracts?
We build the case with data (sales, occupancy, local comparables) and support you through rent, supplier and staff contract negotiations.
How long before I see results?
The first price, menu or stock corrections usually show within weeks. The full turnaround is executed across the 12 months of support.
What does it cost and what is included?
The Restructuring Plan is a single upfront payment of €4,200 and includes 6h of operational diagnosis and audit, 24h of recovery mentoring across 12 months, 12 months of Panel PRO, the supplier network and operational support.
Not open yet?
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