90% of Food EC Has 'Garbage Product Design': GOAT Releases Free Checklist of 30 Items to Review and Eliminate Now
GOAT Inc. has released a free 30-item checklist for food e-commerce businesses to identify and fix "garbage product design," which they claim affects 90% of the industry. The checklist aims to help businesses improve sales by focusing on fundamental product design rather than just increasing advertising spend.
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GOAT Inc. has released a free 30-item checklist for food e-commerce businesses titled "90% of Food EC Has 'Garbage Product Design': 30 Items to Review and Eliminate Now."
This checklist systematizes 30 common "product design flaws" that prevent businesses from achieving results on platforms like Rakuten and Yahoo! Shopping, allowing companies to self-score their current situation starting today.
■ Things to check before increasing advertising spend
An increasing number of food e-commerce businesses continue to implement measures with the mindset of "sales will increase if we boost ads" or "optimization will lead to growth," yet their sales remain unchanged.
The reality is simple: only 10-20% of food e-commerce sales can be influenced by advertising and operations. The remaining 80-90% is already determined at the product design stage.
Brands that operate with vague target resolution, pricing structures, initial design considering LTV, and repeat purchase mechanisms will only incur more losses as they increase advertising spend.
The reality of food e-commerce is that businesses with "flawed product design," rather than just "struggling sales," are quietly being eliminated.
■ Main contents included in the document
📊 Target & Market Research
"Anyone is OK" is the root cause of stagnation. Six perspectives for creating personas from data, covering purchase motivation, competitor weaknesses, market seasons, and separation of personal/gift use.
📊 Pricing, Cost, & LTV Design
"Arbitrarily decided prices" erode profits. Practical steps for reverse engineering to secure 40-60% gross profit, converting first-time buyers to second-time buyers, and increasing average order value through bundling.
📊 Page, LP, & Purchase Design
The battle of 3 seconds on a smartphone. Rules for creating "clickable products" by utilizing 127 characters for product names, catchy copy, sensory appeal, authority, and competitor comparison tables.
📊 Trust, Risk, & Repeat Design
From package inserts, expiration dates, food labeling, review acquisition, guarantees, to anticipating FAQs. Eliminating design errors that can be fatal specifically for food e-commerce.
Representative's Comment
"Among the food e-commerce businesses GOAT has supported, cases where 'sales dramatically increased by changing ads' are actually few. What almost all successful brands have in common is a fundamental review of their product design. If the target is clear, the copy changes. If the price is appropriate, profits remain even if ad spend decreases. If there's a repeat purchase design, new customer acquisition costs go down. First, score your company with these 30 items. The items with low scores are the bottlenecks stopping your sales."
— Shun Yoshinaga, Representative Director, GOAT Inc.
■ Food e-commerce businesses that should read this immediately
✅ Those whose conversion rates haven't increased despite higher ad spending, with costs expanding faster than sales.
✅ Those who cannot provide data-backed answers when asked "why aren't we selling?"
✅ Those who are cheaper than competitors but are somehow not being chosen.
【Apply here】
The "90% of Food EC Has 'Garbage Product Design': 30 Items to Review and Eliminate Now" checklist is available for free download on GOAT Inc.'s official website.
📥Application URL here
【EC operation consultations also accepted】
💡"I want someone to monitor what my current support company is doing."
💡"I want to talk to someone with specialized knowledge in food e-commerce."
💡"I'm running ads, but they're not effective."
If you have any of these concerns, please consult GOAT Inc.
We support operation assistance for Rakuten and Amazon, ad operation, and sales improvement.
📥GOAT Inc. service materials here
📩EC operation consultation here
This checklist systematizes 30 common "product design flaws" that prevent businesses from achieving results on platforms like Rakuten and Yahoo! Shopping, allowing companies to self-score their current situation starting today.
■ Things to check before increasing advertising spend
An increasing number of food e-commerce businesses continue to implement measures with the mindset of "sales will increase if we boost ads" or "optimization will lead to growth," yet their sales remain unchanged.
The reality is simple: only 10-20% of food e-commerce sales can be influenced by advertising and operations. The remaining 80-90% is already determined at the product design stage.
Brands that operate with vague target resolution, pricing structures, initial design considering LTV, and repeat purchase mechanisms will only incur more losses as they increase advertising spend.
The reality of food e-commerce is that businesses with "flawed product design," rather than just "struggling sales," are quietly being eliminated.
■ Main contents included in the document
📊 Target & Market Research
"Anyone is OK" is the root cause of stagnation. Six perspectives for creating personas from data, covering purchase motivation, competitor weaknesses, market seasons, and separation of personal/gift use.
📊 Pricing, Cost, & LTV Design
"Arbitrarily decided prices" erode profits. Practical steps for reverse engineering to secure 40-60% gross profit, converting first-time buyers to second-time buyers, and increasing average order value through bundling.
📊 Page, LP, & Purchase Design
The battle of 3 seconds on a smartphone. Rules for creating "clickable products" by utilizing 127 characters for product names, catchy copy, sensory appeal, authority, and competitor comparison tables.
📊 Trust, Risk, & Repeat Design
From package inserts, expiration dates, food labeling, review acquisition, guarantees, to anticipating FAQs. Eliminating design errors that can be fatal specifically for food e-commerce.
Representative's Comment
"Among the food e-commerce businesses GOAT has supported, cases where 'sales dramatically increased by changing ads' are actually few. What almost all successful brands have in common is a fundamental review of their product design. If the target is clear, the copy changes. If the price is appropriate, profits remain even if ad spend decreases. If there's a repeat purchase design, new customer acquisition costs go down. First, score your company with these 30 items. The items with low scores are the bottlenecks stopping your sales."
— Shun Yoshinaga, Representative Director, GOAT Inc.
■ Food e-commerce businesses that should read this immediately
✅ Those whose conversion rates haven't increased despite higher ad spending, with costs expanding faster than sales.
✅ Those who cannot provide data-backed answers when asked "why aren't we selling?"
✅ Those who are cheaper than competitors but are somehow not being chosen.
【Apply here】
The "90% of Food EC Has 'Garbage Product Design': 30 Items to Review and Eliminate Now" checklist is available for free download on GOAT Inc.'s official website.
📥Application URL here
【EC operation consultations also accepted】
💡"I want someone to monitor what my current support company is doing."
💡"I want to talk to someone with specialized knowledge in food e-commerce."
💡"I'm running ads, but they're not effective."
If you have any of these concerns, please consult GOAT Inc.
We support operation assistance for Rakuten and Amazon, ad operation, and sales improvement.
📥GOAT Inc. service materials here
📩EC operation consultation here