eCommerce Operations

Online fashion return rates average 25-35%. Every return costs: original shipping, return shipping, restocking labour, p…

A business processing £15,000/week through PayPal at 3.4% fees pays £510/week in processing costs — £26,520/year. Most b…

Amazon FBA sellers pay monthly storage fees (standard: $0.87/cubic foot; peak Oct-Dec: $2.40/cubic foot). Slow-moving in…

eBay suppresses listings when seller metrics drop below "top rated" thresholds. Most sellers discover this after 3-4 wee…

You have 10 units of a product. You list all 10 on eBay and all 10 on Shopify simultaneously. eBay sells 8. Shopify sell…

You sell a product for $25 (COGS $10, margin $15). You ship it for $8 (using negotiated FedEx rate). Real profit: $7 (28…

WooCommerce shows 100 orders last week. Google Analytics shows 5,000 visitors. Conversion rate: 2%. But: 2,000 visitors …

An Amazon seller makes $100 sales on a product. Costs: $30 COGS, $15 Amazon FBA fee, $20 advertising spend. True profit:…

eCommerce sellers on multiple channels (Shopify, Amazon, eBay) often oversell. Customer orders SKU-123 on Shopify while …