We’ve been stuck at around $500k/month for nearly two years now — 7 stores, 5 brands, all in the same niche. Here’s the quick breakdown:
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Brand A: 6 listings – 4 top 50, 2 top 100 → ~$300k/month
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Brand B: 2 listings – 1 top 50, 1 top 100 → ~$50k/month
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Brand C: 1 listing, top 100 → ~$50k/month
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Brand D: 1 listing, top 50 → ~$30k/month
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Brand E: 1 listing, top 100 → ~$30k/month
Monthly profit is roughly $70k. We ship $600k–$800k in inventory per month.
Supply chain is solid: 65–85 day payment terms, no upfront payments. But our products are big/heavy, so logistics destroy us — around $500k/month just in shipping.
On the plus side: product development is strong. We have a consistent flow of truly differentiated items.
Team structure:
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1 operations lead (handles all strategy & existing listings)
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1 operator who also does all graphics
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1 operator who also does all video editing
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1 operator focused on inventory & shipping (weaker on actual Amazon ops)
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1 product developer (great researcher, strong market sense)
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1 logistics, 1 QC
Current strategy:
Keep maintaining old listings while forcing 2 new listings per brand, per week (each needs to hit $600+/day). That’s 6–8 new SKUs a week, all unique/differentiated. We just started this in July.
Hours: 9–5:30, weekends off, no overtime.
We’re stuck solid at $500k and we’re dying to hit $1M.
What am I missing here?
Answers (5)
You’re running a curated small-batch play — lots of SKUs, medium effort on each. Great for steady cash flow, but hitting $1M like that? Not happening unless you have a huge team. I’d switch to a focused, high-investment model. Pick 2–3 best potential winners and go all in. One $200k listing beats ten $20k ones. With your product ability, you could easily hit top-10 niche level.