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Shopify profit guides & playbooks

Practical guides on where Shopify stores quietly lose money — fees, ad waste, returns, shipping — and how to fix it. When you want it tracked automatically, that is what Profixo does.

Profitability

Why Is My Shopify Store Not Profitable? 7 Hidden Profit Leaks

Making sales but not profit? The 7 most common hidden profit leaks on Shopify — fees, shipping, returns, ad waste and more — and how to find each one.

Profitability

How to Find Unprofitable Products on Shopify

A step-by-step way to find the products quietly losing you money on Shopify — using true per-unit cost, net profit and sales volume.

Profitability

What Is a Good Profit Margin for a Shopify Store?

Gross vs net margin, realistic benchmarks by store type, and why net margin is the only number that tells you if you are actually making money.

Fees

Shopify Hidden Fees Explained (2026)

Transaction fees, gateway surcharges, app costs, chargebacks and currency conversion — the fees quietly eating your Shopify margin, with a worked example.

Costs

How to Calculate COGS on Shopify (Correctly)

What cost of goods sold really includes, how to set it on your Shopify products, and why getting COGS right is the foundation of accurate profit.

Ads & ROAS

Break-even ROAS: Is Your Ad Spend Losing Money?

A high ROAS can still lose money. Learn what break-even ROAS is, how to calculate it from your margins, and why "3x" is not always profitable.

Returns

How Much Are Returns Really Costing Your Store?

Returns cost far more than the refund. Learn the true cost of returns on Shopify — shipping, handling and unsellable stock — and how to measure it.

Shipping

Free Shipping vs. Profit: When It Quietly Loses You Money

Free shipping boosts conversion but can silently erase your margin. Learn when it loses money and how to set a threshold that stays profitable.