More Than a Budget. A Smarter Buying Strategy.
Know what you can spend, where to invest, and when to act—with an OTB built around your business.
Get Started With UsBuilt for Retail
We understand how “Open to Buy” connects sales, inventory, purchasing, margins, and cash flow—not just the numbers in a spreadsheet.
Based on Your Business
We build “Open to Buy” around your sales history, inventory position, seasonality, growth goals, and buying strategy rather than using a one-size-fits-all formula.
Helps You Buy With Confidence
We help determine how much you can spend, when to spend it, and where to invest, so you can capture opportunities without overcommitting cash.
Connected to Merchandise Planning
Your “Open to Buy” works alongside your sales forecast, merchandise plan, inventory strategy, and purchasing decisions, creating a more complete view of your business.
Flexible & Practical
Retail changes quickly. We help adjust your “Open to Buy” as sales, inventory, and business priorities change.
We Don’t Just Build It—We Explain It
We work directly with clients to understand their needs, explain the numbers, and establish processes and best practices their team can actually use.
The RSG Difference
★★★★★I have enjoyed a few of the offerings of Retail Smart Guys, including, purchase order entry, social media posting and their Open-to-Buy planning consulting. I am in a better position in my business today than I ever have been and am grateful for their experience and expertise. I would definitely recommend using their services to maximize your work-life balance and hopefully increase your bottom line.
★★★★★Retail Smart Guys transformed how I manage my business. As a partner of several years, they brought the discipline and rigor I needed around inventory control — streamlining our processes, keeping my staff focused, and improving our cash flow. Their reporting wasn’t just data — that structure made a real difference for my business.
★★★★★Retail Smart Guys has been invaluable to us since my sister and I inherited our brother’s store in 2021. We are fortunate that our brother had worked with RSG for years, and their knowledge of his operations made our transition into retail ownership significantly smoother. In the early days, we relied on RSG for purchase order entry, merchandise planning, and open-to-buy guidance. Our advisor, Dan, has years of retail experience and he patiently helped us learn the many facets of running the business. He taught us how to navigate our POS system, understand reports, and use that information to better manage our inventory levels. We quickly understood why RSG had been an important part of our brother’s success. Their decades of retail experience give them a practical understanding of the many moving parts required to run a successful store. They have been a trusted resource, teacher, and advisor to us, and we are grateful for their continued support.