Calculating COGS: What Ecommerce Businesses Get Wrong

Описание: Watch this video to understand Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) – and why ecommerce sellers often get it wrong.

Elspeth from A2X sits down with Phil Oakley (Managing Director at Outserve) to break down COGS for ecommerce businesses – including what belongs in COGS, common pitfalls, and practical steps to get accurate landed costs and cleaner margins. If you sell on Amazon, Shopify or other channels and want to understand how COGS shapes pricing, channel strategy, and profitability, this is for you.

Get in touch with ‪@outserve‬ – https://www.outserve.co.uk/
Get in touch with A2X – https://www.a2xaccounting.com/

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00:00 Calculating COGS: What Ecommerce Businesses Get Wrong
01:21 Why “close enough” isn’t good enough for ecommerce brands
02:48 What COGS covers – the baseline definition
05:59 Common pitfalls when calculating COGS
09:20 Helpful "rules" for calculating COGS
10:05 What’s included in COGS? Quick-fire classification game


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