Operations Decisions

Operations

SOPs, inventory, fulfillment, and workflows. Operational decisions that separate stores that scale from stores that stall. 3 articles published.

Operations

Returns: The Margin Killer Nobody Plans For

eCommerce return rates hit 20.8 percent in 2025. Each return costs $20-33 to process, and only 48 percent of returned items resell at full price. The math most operators never run.

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Operations

When to Hire vs. Automate in eCommerce

An eCommerce developer costs $86K per year before benefits. Automation tools cost $120 per month on average. The decision framework for when each makes sense.

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Operations

The Inventory-Cash Flow Trap at $50K/Month

When inventory investment outpaces cash flow, growth stalls. The cash conversion cycle math, warning signs, and three frameworks for managing through it.

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