Future of Commerce
Retail Trends


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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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
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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8 min
The 2P Model
The Best Amazon Accelerators for CPG Brands in 2026
A strategic comparison of the top Amazon accelerators for CPG brands in 2026 — Pattern, Luminize, Front Row, Recom, Spreetail, and Neato — with operator profiles and positioning.
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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.
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7 min
The 2P Model
July Wrap: What the Last 30 Days Told Us About the Second Half of 2026
A month of pattern recognition — and what it tells us about the next six months.
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7 min
The 2P Model
Summer Slowdown Is a Lie: Why July Is the Most Important Month of Your Amazon Year
July isn't a quiet quarter — it's where Q4 gets decided. Inventory windows close, Prime Day signal is freshest, and ad strategy locks in. Here's the operator's checklist.
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Why MrBeast's commerce empire is really a lesson in operations, not attention — and what CPG brands must build before chasing creator-led growth.
The 2P Model
The MrBeast Lesson: What Every CPG Brand Can Learn From Creator-Led Commerce
MrBeast's commerce success isn't about attention — it's about the operating layer underneath. Here's what every CPG brand chasing creator-led commerce gets wrong.
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