The different comparison methods

Aspect

Commercial Mode

Financial Mode

Performance

Based on the day of the customer’s purchase.

Based on the day of the customer’s invoicing.

Returns

Included for in-store sales, excluded for online sales.

Included regardless of the sales channel.

LFL/Comp Typology

Calculated per store and day by day.

Calculated per store and globally over the period.

Progression

Automatically calculated with a comparison based on:

Automatically calculated with a comparison based on:

- Y-1 (same period last year),

- Y-1 (same period last year),

- Y-2 (two years ago),

- Y-2 (two years ago),

- CY (custom calendar).

- CY (custom calendar).

With a custom comparison period, the LFL/Comp is always global over the period.

With a custom comparison period, the LFL/Comp is always global over the period.