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Providing a path to operational excellence for the independent retailer.

From people who've worked the counter, counted the aisles, and lived the early-morning contractor rush firsthand.

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Physical inventories Inventory optimization Cycle counting Fast Query workflows Merchandising standards Team training Store leadership

We've worked the counter.

We've counted the aisles.

If any of these sound familiar, you're in good company. We've lived every one of them.

Tuesday, 6:30 a.m.

A contractor's at the counter before the coffee's done, and the fasteners his crew needs aren't on the shelf.

Aisle 9

A new hire is frozen, trying to answer a plumbing question they've never heard before.

Early spring

The weather turned two weeks early. Your lawn and garden reset didn't.

The back office

The system says you have twelve on hand. The shelf says otherwise.

Inventory week

Everyone's worn out, and the counts still don't add up.

The overstock corner

Dead stock gathering dust, while the product customers ask for isn't on the shelf.

You work as hard as anyone

in this industry.

What's missing isn't effort.

It's infrastructure.

The right tools, the right data, and the right best practices too often sit half-used. Not because your people aren't capable, but because no one has shown them what's possible with what you already have.

Three ways we help. One partner who meets you where you are.

Sometimes you need a fresh set of eyes. Sometimes you need someone in your corner all year.

Operational Excellence Support

Guidance that starts with a real conversation about your goals, then scales to fit. A one-time push, or a long-term partnership.

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Weekly, monthly, or quarterly check-ins
Quarterly on-site visits
Metrics, accountability, and training frameworks
Specialists across every facet of retail operations

You know the feeling when spring shows up before your reset does. So do we.

Services

Hands-on projects, delivered remotely through data and planning, or on-site with a Tracula facilitator right alongside your team.

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Full physical inventories
Inventory optimization: cut dead stock, close product gaps
Seasonal transition support
Cycle counting for Epicor Eagle stores, the original Tracula program
Your team leads, we facilitate

You've got a powerful tool. We'll help your whole team actually use it.

FQ Enablement Services

Working hand in hand with Fast Query so your team gets the full value out of the platform, with the depth to go further when you need it.

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Custom workflows and reports
Task management setup
Team training on the tools you already have
Dedicated, hands-on support

We're not your typical consultants. We're operators who've been where you are.

What you won't get

A slide deck and a bill
Someone taking over your store
A one-size-fits-all package
Advice from people who've never run a register

What you will

A plan your team can actually run with
Your team leading, with us right beside them
Support shaped around your goals
People who've faced the same challenges you have

Every engagement starts with a conversation.

1

We listen first

Your goals, your challenges, and where you're starting from. No pitch, just a real conversation.

2

We build a plan for your store

Shaped around your size, scope, and priorities. Not a package pulled off a shelf.

3

We show up the way you need

Remote, on-site, or both. Your team leads, and we're right there with you.

How Tracula started

Tracula didn't start in a boardroom. It started in a store, with a counting problem we had to solve ourselves.

That fix grew into a cycle counting program trusted by retailers across the country. Now we're bringing everything we learned on the floor to the rest of your operation.

Trusted by

+

independent retail locations and counting.

Built by operators who have spent their careers inside independent hardware and lumber. Not consulting from the outside, but building expertise from the floor up.

Tyler Yates and Tim Vanbibber, co-founders

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Let's talk about where your store is headed.

Every store is different, and we've been inside enough of them to know it. Fill in the blanks and we'll take it from there.

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Thanks for reaching out. We can't wait to hear about your store.

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