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Marketplace growth notes

Short write-ups on Amazon and marketplace growth — what moved conversion, what the data actually showed, and where I'd push back on my own conclusions.

Cover: A Walmart Rollback can cost you the Amazon Buy Box

Walmart Rollbacks Can Cost You the Amazon Buy Box — Here's How We Plan Around It

When Walmart Canada drops the retail price, Amazon's price-competitiveness checks can pull the Featured Offer. Pairing the matching Amazon price move with an eligible Deal turns a defensive cut into a planned promotion.

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Cover: When an AWD shipment cannot be delivered

When an Amazon AWD Shipment Cannot Be Delivered: The Hidden Risk in Q4 Inventory Planning

We shipped AWD inventory early to protect Q4, and Amazon sent it to a facility that was not open yet. What an undeliverable inbound shipment really costs, and two things to build into any Q4 inbound plan.

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When Amazon Automation Becomes a Business Risk cover

When Amazon Automation Becomes a Business Risk

Amazon suspended our best-selling product for a month over electrical safety certificates — for facial wax. Why the speed of correction needs to match the speed of enforcement.

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Amazon listing SEO audits in minutes — product knowledge first, search data second, the final call stays mine

How I Use a Custom Claude Skill to Audit Amazon Listing SEO in Minutes

A custom Claude skill turns my product knowledge and audit process into a repeatable workflow — but the rule stays the same: never recommend a keyword the product can't genuinely serve.

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B2B Buyers Are Still People — there's rarely just one, and each needs a different reason to say yes

B2B Buyers Are Still People: Why Marketing Must Sit Closer to Sales

There's rarely just one buyer in B2B — and each stakeholder needs a different reason to say yes. What a corporate lunch service taught me about selling to a group instead of a person.

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Sessions were up 2%, sales were up 25% — a five-metric year-over-year chart

How Customer Reviews Helped Us Generate More Sales from Nearly the Same Traffic

Sessions were up 2%. Sales were up 25%. What happened when a product detail page started answering shoppers' questions instead of just ranking for them — and the caveats worth keeping in mind.

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YVR3 → Vancouver: a fulfillment center code decoded, next to a sample lookup table mapping FC IDs to state and city

What Amazon FC Codes Reveal About Returns

Amazon's returns reports only give you a fulfillment center ID — never a state, province, or city. Here's the lookup table that fixes that, and what it opens up for regional and temperature-sensitive return analysis.

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