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Inventory placement fees: the spreadsheet Amazon won't send you
Split shipments look cheaper until you price the labour. A per-unit model for deciding between placement service and self-splitting.
TACoS benchmarks that actually matter in 2026
Most sellers optimise ACoS and wonder why profit stalls. Here is how to read total advertising cost of sale by launch stage, category and margin band.
Shortening the cash conversion cycle without cutting stock
Supplier terms, deposit structures and a receivables cadence that freed up six figures of working capital.
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Cutting returns from 14% to 8% without hurting conversion
Sizing data, photography honesty and a smarter post-delivery check-in. What moved the needle across four apparel brands.
Reading subscription churn by cohort instead of by month
Monthly churn averages hide the two moments customers actually leave. Cohort curves show you exactly where to intervene.
Which marketplace to open next, ranked by payback
TikTok Shop, Walmart, Zalando, Mercado Libre and Amazon EU compared on setup cost, time-to-first-profit and ops drag.
Live FCL and LCL rates from vetted forwarders, with demurrage cover included.
Contract or spot: how to split ocean volume this year
A simple allocation framework that protects you from rate spikes without locking in dead space.
Marketplace facilitator laws did not end your nexus problem
The marketplace remits on your behalf, but your own DTC channel, inventory locations and thresholds are still yours to manage.
Forecast with error bands, not point estimates
A single number for next quarter's demand guarantees you will be wrong. Plan the range and buy against the risk.
Multi-node UK, EU and US warehousing with same-day cut-offs, live stock sync and no long-term contract.
A QC process for AI-written listing copy
Generation is free. Being wrong about a compatibility claim is not. Three gates that keep automated copy safe.
Whitelisting creator ads: the maths behind the hype
Creator-handle ads outperform brand-handle ads, but only under specific offer and frequency conditions.
Building a landed cost model that survives an audit
Duty, freight allocation, FX drift and the four costs almost every spreadsheet forgets.
Retail media beyond Amazon: where the incremental sales actually are
Walmart Connect, Instacart and Target Roundel behave differently. What to expect from each on a modest budget.
Landed cost, ad spend, fees and returns unified into one contribution margin view — synced daily.
The 3PL switching checklist nobody gives you
Changing fulfilment partners mid-season is survivable if you sequence it correctly. A field-tested 6-week migration plan.
Inventory financing compared: RBF, factoring, lines and terms
What each option really costs once you annualise the fee, and which stage of business each one fits.
Running a supplier audit without getting on a plane
A remote audit protocol that catches most of what a site visit would, at roughly 4% of the cost.
The one-page supplier quality agreement that prevents disputes
AQL levels, defect definitions, rework terms and who eats the freight. Put it on one page and get it signed.
A Profit First allocation that actually works for inventory brands
The standard percentages break when 60% of revenue is tied up in stock. Here is the adapted version.
Brand, creative and retail media built for operators who plan to sell one day. Now taking Q4 partners.