D7 Healthy sales, thin profit (margin)
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- Revenue fine, profit thin
- Run checks in order
- Efficiency ladder (C4) · TACoS control (C7)
- Size-tier check · packaging · aged inventory · reimbursement claims
- Returns root cause → D23
- Promo discipline; price-point analysis; bundle instead of discount
- Renegotiate; SKU rationalisation (C8)
- Net margin ↑ · profit per unit ↑
What you get: the real margin leak — ads, fees, returns, promotions or costs — and the fix for it.
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