Brand & Growth
CPG Brand Strategy


8 min
The 2P Model
Retail Media Incrementality: The 2026 Reckoning
20-40% of retail media spend is non-incremental. Here's the Incrementality Testing Cadence — the quarterly test rotation that reveals your real ROAS, not your reported one.
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10 min
The 2P Model
The Amazon + Shopify + TikTok Trifecta: Running Omnichannel 2P From One Inventory Pool
How omnichannel 2P works — one inventory pool via Amazon MCF serving Amazon, TikTok Shop, Shopify, and Walmart. The model, the math, and who's actually running it.
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8 min
The 2P Model
Amazon Co-Op Fees in 2026: What CPG Vendors Are Actually Paying
Amazon co-op fees now run 8-12% of Vendor Central revenue for CPG brands. Here's the full cost stack, real category ranges, and how 2P restructures the math.
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8 min
The 2P Model
Amazon Vine in 2026: Is It Worth It for CPG Brands?
Amazon Vine costs $200 per parent ASIN and yields 15-25 reviews at 3.8-4.2 stars. Here's when it works for CPG brands, when it doesn't, and how to time it.
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8 min
The 2P Model
The Amazon IPI Score Trap: Why CPG Brands Are Losing FBA Space (And How to Get It Back)
Amazon IPI scores below 400 trigger storage limits that choke your FBA capacity. Here are the four levers CPG brands pull to recover from 350 to 500+ in weeks.
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8 min
The 2P Model
The Amazon CRaP List, Explained (And How CPG Brands Get Off It)
What the Amazon CRaP list is, why your SKUs end up on it, and the four-step diagnostic CPG brands use to escape it before Amazon kills your buy quantities.
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8 min
The 2P Model
Walmart Marketplace vs. Amazon for CPG: The 2026 Decision Framework
Head-to-head comparison of Walmart Marketplace and Amazon for CPG brands across fees, fulfillment, advertising, and growth. The 2026 Channel Fit Matrix inside.
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8 min
The 2P Model
Amazon Inbound Placement Fees: The New Math of 3P Economics
Amazon's inbound placement fees add $0.21-$1.58 per unit to 3P FBA costs. Here's how they work, what they total, and why 2P sidesteps them entirely.
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8 min
The 2P Model
TikTok Shop Shipping Requirements: Why the 2-Day Standard Kills 3PL Models
TikTok Shop requires 2-day shipping on 90%+ of US orders. Most 3PLs can't hit it. Here's the diagnostic test, the unit economics, and the MCF fix.
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8 min
The 2P Model
TikTok Shop Return Rates: What CPG Brands Need to Model
TikTok Shop return rates run 12-20% for CPG — 3-5x Amazon. Here's the return provisioning model that separates real margin from false confidence.
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