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Gross margin reached 28.9% for the year to October, against 27.1% a year ago. The climb started in spring. So what drove it?
Grafpoint Delta · KPI tileHigher prices added 2.4 points and a better mix 0.9. Freight and discounts took 1.7 points back, freight most of all. Did every region gain?
Grafpoint Bridge · waterfall chartNo. Iberia gained 4.8 points, but the Nordics are the only region below last year, down 1.2. When did they turn?
Grafpoint Change · dumbbell chartNordic weekly margin sat above its mean until 25 May, the week a new freight contract started. Then it stayed below the mean for 14 weeks in a row, too long to be chance. It has partly recovered since September. So what pulled it down?
Grafpoint Signal · SPC chartPrice and mix added 2.1 points in the Nordics too, but costs took 3.3 back. Freight, returns handling and discounts make up 85% of that, and freight alone 44%. The freight contract is the place to start.
Grafpoint Pareto · Pareto chart