Show Me the Money!
The commissions that stores earn for lottery sales are recorded in the operating income section of the P&L commissions.
Lottery Income
For most stores, this is based on actual expenses incurred allocated based on sales. For Georgia, this is based on actual expenses incurred allocated based on sales. For Cashsavers it is based on actual expenses incurred.
Advertising
Includes the following store level charges:
-Security personnel
-Armored Car Service
-Security camera maintenance
Security & Armored Car
These fees are the charges from the AWG invoices for product.
Delivery Fees
This charge in the occupancy section represents services incurred at store level for floor cleaning. Many stores may only have the floors cleaned periodically.
Janitorial Services
The commissions and income for services rendered for wire transfer order fees.
Western Union/Money Orders
This allocation is based on payroll wages by department by store.
Benefits
This line item on your P&L represents charges for water, gas, sewer, and electricity.
Utilities
This credit represents the income that stores generate by cashing checks. Each store has a fixed % that is charged on all checks for cash.
Check Cashing Fees
Includes those items purchased that are associated directly with the products sold. An inventory is taken at the end of each year and is booked to adjust the respective accounts to actual consumption.
Supplies
This line item represents in-store coupons and other special promotions in the store.
Bonus-Instore
This type of associate from corporate staff may be allocated to the stores based on store sales. Additionally, there is a weighted basis of the allocation.
Maintenance
This is budgeted on an annual basis and allocated to the stores. This expense does not always occur on schedule but are allocated exactly as budgeted.
Training
A fee associated with the acceptance of credit cards. Each method of payment has a different % fee charged for usage.
Transaction Fees
This charge in the occupancy section represents services incurred at store level for repairing parking lot signage and store signs.
Sign R & M
This line item represents miscellaneous credits for sundry services in the store. Ex: Coinstar Commissions, gift card mail income, etc.
Other Income
It's the budgeted amount allocated based on total sales and the claims are booked separately directly to the stores.
GL Liability
This line item represents all charges for checks deposited that have been refused by the bank.
Bad Check Expense
Charges you see on your Retail Operating Statement are the cumulative charges/or credits from four weeks of AWG statements. Each week you will be charged then receive a credit for the return.
Totes
This line includes the allocated charges for inserts, radio and television ads, and other incidental charges.
Advertising Distribution
Monies earned during a particular period for many different types of sales.
Rebates/Allowances
Supplies that are acquired and sent out to various stores at random are allocated to the stores based on Grocery Sales.
Supplies Grocery Other
Each year in December, information for this line item is received from the county. It represents the newly determined taxes for the past year.
Property Taxes
This charge includes a fee associated with the use of the Fuel Rewards Network.
Transaction Fees FRN
This line includes charges associated with various promotions going on in the store.
In-Store Promos