Card #3148 · Shopify App Store
Lack of custom calculated metrics and cost tracking in Shopify Analytics
Merchants are struggling with the inability to perform basic retail calculations and track shipping costs directly within Shopify Analytics. This forces them to export data to CSVs or use external spreadsheets to determine true profit and analyze business trends.
Pain score
0.59/ 1.00 · weighted product of four components
Reach0.63distinct authors (log-normalized)
Recency0.99freshness decay, half-life months
Engagement0.42upvotes + comments, normalized
Monetization0.50willingness-to-pay cues in evidence
§ Evidence — 3 verified quotes
Shopify does not natively factor shipping label cost into gross profit calculations
ShopifyQL doesn’t support custom calculated columns, forcing merchants to export CSVs for basic math
Many merchants resort to spreadsheets, calendar reminders, project management tools or just plain memory to tie business events to changes in performance
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