The Explore Distribution dashboard allows you to filter for any timeframe, so you can understand your distribution trends at any point in time.
This dashboard is divided into three sections:
- Overview: See a snapshot of what's going on with your distribution.
- Drivers: Understand the events that contribute to your distribution's growth or decline.
- Details: Dig in to granular information that you can act on to improve your distribution.
Also, distributor dashboards (e.g. UNFI, KeHE) are based on shipping sales, while retailer dashboards (e.g. Walmart, Whole Foods) are based on scanning sales. No matter which retailer or distributor dashboard you're looking at, the basic concepts remain the same.
Overview
Scanning (Or Receiving) Points of Distribution Over Time
These graphs show unique store + product combinations over time. Retailer dashboards will display "Scanning Points of Distribution," which are based on register sales. Distributor dashboards will display "Receiving Points of Distribution Over Time," which are based on shipping sales.
Retailer-specific Example
Distributor-specific Example
Unit Sales (Or Cases Shipped) Over Time
These graphs display unit movement over time. Retailer dashboards will display "Unit Sales Over Time," showing the number of units sold at stores. Distributor dashboards will display "Cases Shipped," showing the number of units shipped by that distributor.
Retailer-specific Example
Unique Scanning Points of Distribution, Total Unit Sales
These tiles display the current totals based on the applied filters.
Retailer-specific Example
Hint: If you want to see the values that contribute to the totals in these tiles broken down by product, division or banner, or just quickly evaluate trends over time for all your products individually without filtering, you can right-click the total and select Show by [metric] over time. Metrics may vary based on retailer.
Scanning Points of Distribution by Product
This sortable table displays your points of distribution for the selected time frame. Retailer dashboards will display "Scanning Points of Distribution by Product," reflecting the sales-based nature of how we calculate retailer points of distribution.
Retailer-specific Example
Distribution Drivers
Points of Distribution by State
Hover over this heat map for more details on points of distribution at the state level or right-click on a state to drill down further. As with the rest of the Distributor dashboard, retailer dashboards will be based on scanning sales, while distributor dashboards will be based on shipping sales.
Retailer-specific Example
Points of Distribution by Dimension
These sortable tables take the basic "Scanning (or Receiving) Points of Distribution" measurement and slice them by dimensions such as city, product, banner, chain, region, and more. The exact tables will differ based on which retailer or distributor dashboard you're viewing (e.g. "Scanning Points of Distribution by Whole Foods Region" would only be available for the Whole Foods dashboard).
Retailer-specific Example
Distribution Detail
The final section of the dashboard offers detailed information specific to that retailer or distributor in a sortable table. Click the "⋮" ellipses in the top right corner of the table to download an actionable spreadsheet you can send to parties such as buyers and DSD reps.
Retailer-specific Example