No retail type is always the most profitable. Compare net profit per location after rent, wages, cost of goods, marketing, and lost sales, using the same difficulty and version. [topic-1]

What to do

  • Choose neighborhoods where the product has demand and the building has enough customer capacity.
  • Price from the Insights response instead of copying another player's number.
  • Compare several in-game days after stockouts and setup costs have settled.

Why this answer holds

Community discussions disagree on the winning business because their versions, locations, and operating setups differ. [steam]

Version 1.0 check

This page does not rank businesses from mixed saves. A defensible comparison needs matched conditions and current 1.0 data.