Getting Started with Retail Orbit
Retail Orbit is your central hub for accessing retail data, reports, and insights designed to help you make smarter merchandising decisions.
You can access Retail Orbit anytime by visiting:
www.retailorbit.com
Because Retail Orbit is a cloud-based platform, you can log in from anywhere with an internet connection—whether you are in your store, at home, or on the road.
What is Retail Orbit?
Retail Orbit brings together your store’s data to provide clear, actionable insights. The platform allows you to:
View performance metrics across your business
Analyze inventory and sales trends
Monitor buying opportunities and open-to-buy
Access reports that support better merchandising decisions
Retail Orbit acts as your one-stop shop for retail data, reporting, and insights.
Accessing Retail Orbit
Getting started is simple:
Open your web browser
Navigate to www.retailorbit.com
Enter your login credentials
Once logged in, you will land on your Performance Dashboard, where you can begin exploring your data.
Explore with Confidence
Retail Orbit is designed to be easy to navigate and safe to explore.
Feel free to open reports, apply filters, and review different views of your data.
You won’t break anything by exploring. The platform is built so you can interact with reports freely while gaining a deeper understanding of your business performance.
Navigating Retail Orbit
The purple navigation bar on the left side of the screen helps you move throughout the platform.
Start by selecting the Home icon, which will take you to your Performance Dashboard.
Performance Dashboard
The Performance Dashboard provides a high-level view of how your business is performing.
Here you can compare actual performance against both last year and your current plan, giving you immediate insight into how your store is tracking.
Within the Performance Dashboard you will find several sections designed to help you analyze your business.
Monthly Performance
The Monthly Performance section allows you to review key metrics for your business.
You can:
View performance for the Current Month or Last Month
Filter results by Location, Category, or Class
Toggle between viewing data at Retail or Cost
This flexibility allows you to analyze your business at both a high level and in more detailed segments.
Merchandise Insights
Also within the Performance Dashboard is Merchandise Insights, which highlights key opportunities within your inventory.
This section provides insight into:
Buying Opportunities
Fastest Sell-Through
Slowest Sell-Through
You can adjust the display to view the Top 5, 10, 15, or 20 results.
You can also toggle between viewing On Order and Open-to-Buy (OTB) at either Retail or Cost.
Report Library
Next on the navigation bar is the Report Library.
Here, your Retail Orbit reports are organized into three categories:
On Demand Reports
Monthly Reports
Custom Reports
On Demand Reports
On Demand reports update dynamically throughout the month as new data becomes available.
Available On Demand reports include:
Plan on Demand
Progress
OTB Recap
Inventory Action
Global Analytics
Monthly Reports
Monthly reports are static reports that reference the data for the month that has just closed.
Available Monthly reports include:
Merchandise Plan
Class Performance
Inventory Performance
Buyer Performance
Inventory Variance
KPI Report
Monthly Export
Data Validation
Custom Reports
Custom Reports are reports that you create and tailor to your specific business needs.
Training Video- Creating Custom Reports
Report Controls
At the top of the Report Library, you will find report controls that allow you to customize how reports are displayed.
These controls allow you to:
View reporting at Retail or Cost
Adjust how reports are sorted
Select the date range you would like to view
Viewing and Downloading Reports
Retail Orbit provides multiple ways to view and export reports.
View Report
Select View Report to open the dynamic and interactive version of the report within Retail Orbit.
Generate and Download Reports
Click to generate the report and click on
to download and open the report. A PDF version can be printed by selecting the print icon from within the report itself.
Export Options
Most reports can also be exported to Excel or CSV directly from within the report.
The only exceptions are:
Plan on Demand
Merchandise Plan
Need Help?
No problem!
You can access support in two ways:
Knowledge Base
Access our 24/7 Knowledge Base to find answers, tutorials, and step-by-step guides.
Support Ticket
If you cannot find the answer to your question, you can create a Support ticket, and our team will be happy to assist you.
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