How can I get better margins for my products in my e-commerce business?

2020-06-17T12:25:26-06:00By |Categories: Finance|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

This is a Quora question I was asked to answer. By margins I am going to assume net margin, which is net income. Think of the flow of money in a consumer goods business as a way to help you improve margins. I have a spreadsheet model accompanying this graphic here. In the [...]

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I am currently working on the development of an e-commerce that sells healthy dry food. What are the typical margins?

2016-11-04T09:55:48-06:00By |Categories: Finance|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Question:  I am currently working on the development of an e-commerce that sells healthy dry food. What are the typical margins? I'm launching a webshop with healthy products, nutritional supplements and natural cosmetics from different distributors. What is the typical gross margin for this kind of products? What percentage of my budget should I allocate to marketing? [...]

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What is the typical margin that a lighting retailer in the US expects from a wholesaler?

2017-05-10T11:47:32-06:00By |Categories: Resellers|Tags: , |

This is a Quora question I was asked and here is my answer. I've never sold lighting products, so can't tell you for sure. But I have sold home improvement and margin in that channel to the mainline (Home Depot, Lowes, Ace, Menards, etc) averages 30-35%. If you are talking a lighting retailer, which I [...]

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How to use margins and benchmarks in financial statements for a CPG or consumer product business

2016-12-19T19:45:25-07:00By |Categories: Finance|Tags: , , , , , |

This post demonstrates how to use margins and benchmarks in financial statements for a CPG or consumer product business. Margins Defined By margins, I mean an expense line item that is relative to net profit, expressed in percentage.  Figure 1 is a basic example with the key margins to which we will pay attention. Figure [...]

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