Watch Your Sale Unfold in Real-Time
Consignment Helper's real-time sales dashboard shows you exactly how your sale is performing-total transactions, items sold, and gross revenue by register. No waiting until close to know if you're having a record day.
The Challenge: Flying Blind During Your Sale
It's Saturday at 2pm. Your sale has been open for five hours. Someone asks, "How are we doing?" You have no idea. The registers are busy. There are lines. It feels good. But you won't know the actual numbers until you close and count.
Without real-time data, you can't make informed decisions during the sale. Should you extend hours? Is one register significantly outperforming another? Do you need to move volunteers to help with checkout? You're guessing based on gut feel instead of acting on actual data.
- ✗No mid-sale visibility - Can't answer "how much have we made?" until close.
- ✗Register imbalance - No way to see if one checkout is slower than others.
- ✗Gut-based decisions - Staffing and hours based on feeling, not data.
- ✗Post-sale surprises - Finding out performance only after it's too late to act.
Real-time visibility means making better decisions when they can still make a difference.
Dashboard Metrics at a Glance
Key numbers updated in real-time as transactions happen.
Gross Revenue
Total sales dollars across all registers. See the number that matters most-updated after every transaction.
Items Sold
Running count of individual items that have moved through checkout. Track velocity throughout the day.
Transaction Count
Number of completed sales. Combined with revenue, calculate your average transaction value instantly.
Register Breakdown
See performance by checkout station. Identify if one register is significantly slower or busier than others.
Hourly Trends
See sales patterns throughout the day. Know your peak hours and plan staffing for tomorrow accordingly.
Payment Mix
Cash vs. card breakdown in real-time. Know what's hitting the drawer versus what's going to your processor.
Real-Time Data Enables Better Decisions
When you know what's happening, you can respond intelligently.
Staffing Decisions
See which registers are busiest. Move volunteers to where they're needed. Add checkout stations during peak hours.
"Register 3 has processed 40% more transactions than Register 1. Maybe we need more experienced cashiers on 1?"
Hours Decisions
Know if extending hours is worth it. If sales are still strong at 5pm, stay open. If they've died down, close on schedule.
"We've done $2,000 in the last hour. Worth staying open another 30 minutes."
Promotion Timing
Track the impact of half-price hour or other promotions. See the spike in real-time and know if it's working.
"Half-price hour generated 3x normal transaction volume. Run it again tomorrow?"
Stakeholder Updates
Answer the "how are we doing?" question with actual numbers. Board members and organizers can check in without interrupting operations.
"We're at $15,000 with three hours left. On pace to beat last year by 12%."
Real-World Example: Using Live Data
The Lakeside Junior League sale runs three checkout stations on Saturday. At noon, the sale coordinator pulls up the dashboard on her phone.
She sees: $8,400 total revenue. Register 1: $3,200. Register 2: $3,100. Register 3: $2,100. Register 3 is lagging-she checks and finds it's staffed by a first-time volunteer struggling with the scanner.
She moves an experienced cashier to Register 3. By 3pm, the totals have balanced out. Register 3 is now keeping pace. Total revenue: $14,200.
Without the dashboard, she wouldn't have spotted the problem until end of day-after losing hours of potential sales.
Visibility Changes Everything
Without Real-Time Data
- • Wait until close to know totals
- • Guess at staffing needs
- • Can't spot problems mid-sale
- • "How are we doing?" "I think... good?"
- • Reactive instead of proactive
With Sales Dashboard
- • Know totals any time you want
- • Staff based on actual data
- • Address issues as they happen
- • "We're at $12,400 as of 2pm"
- • Make decisions that improve results
Ready to See Performance Live?
Monitor your sale in real-time and make data-driven decisions that improve results.