Four Walls is led by an operator with 20+ years running stores, districts and multi-state regions for national grocers and big-box retailers. We help chains of 5 to 500 locations fix labor, cost of goods and shrink, one store at a time.
Not sure where you're leaking? The Four-Wall Scorecard takes 5 minutes and shows your weakest wall.
Most chains read the top line of the P&L and stop. The money is usually lost further down, in four places.
Two weeks reviewing your store P&Ls, labor, cost of goods and shrink. You get a ranked list of fixes for the next 90 days.
8 to 12 weeks in your stores putting the fixes in place: labor model, order levels, scorecards and coaching for field leaders.
One to two days a week as your operations leader, until you're ready to hire one full time.
Practical operations ideas from 20+ years of store walks. Each one is short enough to read before your first visit of the day.
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Every engagement starts with your numbers and ends with a system your team runs without us. Prices depend on how many locations you have.
We review your store P&Ls, schedules, ordering and shrink reports, then walk your stores. You get a ranked list of fixes with the dollar value of each.
We rebuild schedules around traffic, set order levels for every store, and give field leaders one scorecard to run their stores by.
A repeatable plan for opening stores that make money in their first month: hiring, training, opening order levels and the first 90 days of KPIs.
We find where product goes missing (receiving, spoilage, markdowns or theft) and fix the processes behind it.
A senior operator acts as your operations leader one or two days a week: running the weekly P&L review, coaching district managers and leading store openings.
For turnaround projects, we can tie part of the fee to results, such as a share of the first year's margin gain above an agreed baseline.
Store visits, P&L review and interviews with your field leaders.
A ranked list of fixes with the dollar value of each. You choose where to start.
New schedules, order levels and scorecards, run with your teams until they stick.
Your leaders own it. We check the numbers again 30 days later.
Four Walls was started by a retail and grocery operator who spent 20+ years inside stores: from assistant manager to running flagship stores, turning around stores that hadn't made money in years, and leading a multi-state region of about 80 stores.
We work in English and Spanish, with chains across the U.S. and Canada. Full background and references are shared on a discovery call.
Start with a two-week diagnostic. You'll know where the money is going and what to fix first.
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Read sales, then labor, then cost of goods, in that order.
Build schedules around traffic by the hour.
Receiving, ordering and markdowns cause more loss than theft.
Where you store things decides whether orders get filled.
Hire, train and set order levels before opening day.
The first 90 days: one scorecard, one meeting rhythm, three fixes.
Tell us about your stores. If there's a fit, we'll set up a 30-minute call to talk through your numbers. If not, we'll tell you who might be a better fit.
Not ready to talk yet? Take the 5-minute Four-Wall Scorecard first.
| Good fit | Not a fit |
|---|---|
| 5 to 500 locations | A single store or more than 500 locations |
| Grocery, cafés, food halls, specialty retail | Online-only brands |
| Sales growing faster than profit | Looking for a report, not a change |
| Leaders willing to change schedules and ordering | Needing someone full time from day one |
Score your stores on labor, cost of goods, shrink, and openings & leadership. Answer for your chain as a whole. Your score updates as you go.
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Last updated November 2026.