How to Allocate Shared Warehouse and Fulfillment Costs Across Multiple Sales Channels
Running a multi-channel e-commerce operation across Shopify, Shopee, Lazada and TikTok Shop means your warehouse serves every platform from the same cost base. This guide explains how to allocate shared fulfillment costs accurately using direct assignment, revenue-based and activity-based methods — with a worked example showing how the choice of allocation method can more than double the cost assigned to a single channel and dramatically change your view of profitability.