Channel Strategy

Retail Media

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.

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.

8 min

The 2P Model

The True Cost of Switching Amazon Operators (And Why 2P Structurally Doesn't Have One)

The real cost of switching Amazon operators — five hidden costs, real revenue-loss timelines, and why a 2P transition works differently than an agency swap.

8 min

The 2P Model

The 2026 CPG Guide to TikTok Shop: Economics, Operations, and Fulfillment

The 2026 guide to TikTok Shop for CPG brands. Commission structure, creator economics, 12-20% return rates, and why MCF solves the fulfillment problem.

8 min

The 2P Model

Amazon MAP Enforcement: The CPG Brand's 2026 Playbook

The 2026 operational playbook for enforcing MAP on Amazon. Detection, escalation, the four-step MAP Recovery Ladder, and how 2P structurally eliminates pricing violations.

8 min

The 2P Model

The Amazon COSMO Algorithm: How AI Is Rewriting CPG Product Discovery in 2026

How Amazon's COSMO algorithm and Rufus are rewriting product discovery for CPG brands. The four signals COSMO reads, practical listing updates, and what A9-era tactics to drop.

8 min

The 2P Model

Vendor Central vs. Seller Central vs. 2P: The 2026 Three-Way Decision

2026 guide comparing Vendor Central (1P), Seller Central (3P), and 2P for CPG brands. Decision matrix, real economics, and the third option most brands miss.

Advertising analytics dashboard on a monitor

8 min

The 2P Model

Why Your Amazon Advertising ROAS Is Lying to You

Your Amazon Ads dashboard is structurally overstating the incremental value of your retail media spend. Here are the five specific ways ROAS lies — and what to do about each.

Walmart ecommerce page on a laptop screen

6 min

The 2P Model

Walmart Connect Is Eating Amazon's Lunch (Sort Of). Here's What CPG Should Watch.

Walmart Connect isn't eating Amazon's lunch — both platforms are growing. But the competitive dynamic has shifted enough that CPG brands still treating Walmart Connect as a secondary line item are making a strategic mistake.

8 min read

The 2P Model

Retail Media Waste: Where Brands Burn Budget Without Real Incrementality

Retail media is the fastest-growing — and least-audited — ad category in the world. A lot of those dollars buy the appearance of growth, not growth. Here's how to audit for real incrementality.

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