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by a professional from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
in Southborough, MA, USA

1yr ago

Considering an eCommerce business

Hi

Im considering an eCommerce business that white labels its main products. They do about $15mm in revenue and are making $3mm in EBIT

Competency is in supply chain and marketing. It feels fragile and tariffs are a concern here.

what else should I be thinking about before making an offer? All sales are online at this time, about half on amazon

Also, what does a great operator / CEO look like for a company like this to bring it to the next level?

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reply by a professional 1yr ago
from University of California, Berkeley in Tampa, FL, USA

If you have more than 50 SKU's in your Ecommerce store, you need a hierarchial reductive system to help consumers find exactly what they are searching for, fast. I can build you such a system.

reply by a searcher 1yr ago
from University of Pennsylvania in South Miami, FL, USA

Thanks for the tag ^redacted‌; Sean - Echoing the views of many - beware of platform risk with Amazon and margin compression. You should review the trends in GP% by product. As part of your due diligence, pick up a tool like Jungle Scout, redacted, and check out your competition. Do you have a sustainable edge?