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Revenue Isn’t Profit: The Margin Blind Spot in Most Shopify Stores
Most Shopify brands can tell you their revenue instantly. Far fewer can tell you their true margin — after shipping, fees, discounts, and refunds. That gap quietly kills growth.
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The moment every founder hits the wall
There’s a phase every ecommerce brand goes through: revenue is growing, orders are flowing, the store feels “alive”… but cash feels tight.
You start asking questions that Shopify can’t answer cleanly:
- Which products are actually profitable after shipping and fees?
- Are discounts increasing profit, or just increasing volume?
- Are returns quietly destroying margin in one category?
- Why does revenue look good, but bank balance looks bad?
The problem isn’t your effort. It’s visibility. Profitability isn’t a single number — it’s a stack of costs that usually live in different places.
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