Closing Hour Decision

Use real late-night sales and labor to decide whether the final operating hour earns its place.

Analysis setup

Compare current and earlier closing times

Select a period and run the analysis. D1 is checked first; Toast is used only for missing data and the most recent three days.

Scenario assumptions

What actually changes when we close early?

Contribution lost equals final-hour sales times the share that disappears times contribution margin. Labor savings use only removable labor, not all labor worked during that hour.

Final-hour sales-Load data to begin
Removable labor-Load data to begin
Estimated net effect-Load data to begin
Recommendation mix-Load data to begin

Decision table

Store and day recommendations

StoreDayTotal final-hour sales ?Avg / median sales ?P25 / P75 sales ?Avg transactions ?Actual labor hrs ?Removable labor ?Sales/removable hr ?Contribution lost ?Labor savings ?Profitable nights ?Recommendation ?
No analysis loaded.

Demand shape

Final 90 minutes in 15-minute intervals

Run an analysis to see late-night demand by 15-minute period.