First 100 days: KPIs to measure the success of the new store

Author name: Admin Publication date: 2025-06-29 Article category: business and self-employment

Key KPIs for the First 100 Days – Finance, Operations, Marketing, Customer Experience & Team


1. Financial KPIs (Finanzen)

KPI Meaning Target for the first 100 days
Umsatz Total daily / monthly sales According to the forecasts in the business plan
Durchschnittsbon Average ticket value per customer €8–25, depending on store type
Wareneinsatzquote Ratio of cost of goods sold to total revenue 30–60% (depending on the industry)
Break-Even Day First day on which fixed costs are fully covered Ideally before day 90
Fixkosten-Deckung Number of days on which rent & staff costs are covered 80–90 days out of 100

2. Operational KPIs (Prozesse)

KPI Meaning Target
Lagerumschlag Number of full inventory turns 2–3 turns within the first 100 days
Out-of-Stock Rate Share of products missing on the shelves < 5%
Ø Kundenwartezeit Average customer waiting time at checkout < 3 minutes
Reklamationsquote Complaints in relation to total sales < 1%

3. Marketing & Reach KPIs (Marketing & Reichweite)

KPI Explanation Target within the first 100 days
Kundenfrequenz Number of visitors per day / week Depending on location: 50–300 customers/day
Gutschein-Einlösung Number of redeemed vouchers from opening campaigns 20–30% of all distributed vouchers
Website-Traffic Number of visitors to the website or via Google Maps Growing week by week
Social-Media Follower Growth of local follower base 300–1000 real followers
Markenbekanntheit lokal Local brand awareness (simple question to passers-by/customers) 30–50% of passers-by recognize the brand

4. Customer Experience KPIs (Kundenzufriedenheit)

KPI How it is measured Target
Google-Bewertung Rating on Google Maps > 4.5 out of 5
Kundenfeedback Direct customer feedback or short survey At least 80% positive
Wiederkehr-Quote Share of returning customers 20–40% within the first 100 days
Kundenkarten-Anmeldung Number of sign-ups for loyalty card / points program 50–200 customers

5. Team KPIs (Mitarbeiter)

KPI Explanation Target
Krankenstand Sick days as a share of total working days < 3% of working days
Mitarbeiterfluktuation Number of staff changes / turnover 0–1 changes in the first 100 days
Fehlerquote Errors at checkout, stocktaking, daily operations < 2%
Teamzufriedenheit Internal satisfaction (spoken or simple survey) 80–90% team satisfaction

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