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Insights, guides, and comparisons from the DataDoe team.

May 2, 2026

Amazon Data MCP: Connect Claude, Cursor and ChatGPT to Your Amazon

A practical 2026 guide to Amazon Data MCP — what Model Context Protocol means, how it bridges your SP-API data to Claude and Cursor, and what you can build with it.

April 28, 2026

Amazon SP-API Restricted PII Access: What It Is and Why It Matters

A clear explanation of Amazon’s Public PII Process, how it gates access to customer addresses and gift messages, and why it matters when picking your Amazon analytics tool.

April 25, 2026

Building a Real Amazon Data Layer: Why Raw SP-API Is Not Enough

Why a maintained Amazon data layer beats raw SP-API access for any team trying to ship dashboards, alerts and AI tools — and what changes between the two.

April 22, 2026

Amazon Buy Box Loss Tracking: A Practical Guide for Sellers and Vendors

A practical guide to detecting and reacting to Buy Box loss across your Amazon catalog — how the data flows, what to alert on, and how teams build it.

April 19, 2026

True Margin Per SKU on Amazon: How to Calculate It Properly

How to calculate true margin per SKU on Amazon — accounting for FBA fees, ad spend, returns, settlements and COGS — and avoid the most common mistakes.

April 15, 2026

Multi-Marketplace Amazon Reporting: 21 Marketplaces, One Dataset

Reporting across all twenty-one Amazon marketplaces in one unified dataset — currency normalization, schema reconciliation, and what good looks like.

April 12, 2026

Amazon FBA Restock Planning: Going Beyond the Default Algorithm

Why Amazon’s default restock recommendations leave money on the table for many sellers, and how to build a smarter restock signal grounded in your real data.

April 8, 2026

Amazon Search Terms Report: Reading What Customers Actually Search

How to read the Amazon Search Terms Report properly — visibility, clicks, conversions and CPC — and turn it into actionable PPC and listing decisions.

April 4, 2026

Amazon Vendor Central vs Seller Central: A Data-Layer Comparison

Vendor Central and Seller Central look similar on the surface, but the data structure is very different. A breakdown for teams running both.

April 1, 2026

Amazon Brand Analytics for Brand Owners: What Is Actually Useful

What Amazon Brand Analytics actually gives you, what it does not, and how brand owners use it alongside their own data layer for real decisions.

March 28, 2026

Understanding Amazon FBA Fees: A Complete Breakdown for Sellers

A practical breakdown of every fee Amazon charges FBA sellers — fulfillment, storage, referral, removal — and how to track them properly per SKU.

March 25, 2026

Amazon Storage Fees Explained: Monthly, Long-Term and Aged Inventory

How Amazon charges FBA storage fees — monthly rates, long-term surcharges, peak season multipliers — and how to spot aging inventory before it hits.

March 22, 2026

Amazon Settlement Reports: How to Reconcile Your Disbursements

How Amazon settlement reports work, what each line actually means, and how to reconcile disbursements against your finance system without manual spreadsheet work.

March 19, 2026

Amazon ACoS vs TACoS: Which Advertising Metric Actually Matters

ACoS measures ad spend efficiency. TACoS measures total business health. Which one to optimize for, when to use each, and the trap of looking at one alone.

March 15, 2026

Amazon Account Health Metrics: Where the Numbers Come From

Amazon’s Account Health dashboard summarizes a lot of fragmented data. A breakdown of each metric, where it comes from, and what trips it.

March 12, 2026

Amazon FBA vs FBM: Data Differences Every Seller Should Know

FBA and FBM look interchangeable at a glance but the data, fees and metrics behind each fulfillment method work very differently for sellers.

March 8, 2026

Pan-European FBA Reporting: Inventory and Sales Across the EU

Pan-European FBA pools your inventory across EU marketplaces. The reporting that comes with it can be confusing if you do not know where each number lives.

March 4, 2026

Amazon Inventory Velocity: How to Calculate It Properly Per SKU

Inventory velocity drives every restock decision. How to calculate it properly per SKU, what window to use, and the most common mistakes teams make.

March 1, 2026

Amazon Returns and Refund Reports: Reading the Reasons Data

Amazon’s returns data tells you exactly why customers send products back. How to read it, what patterns matter, and how to turn it into product improvements.

February 26, 2026

Sponsored Products vs Sponsored Brands: Amazon Ads Data Differences

Sponsored Products and Sponsored Brands serve different purposes and report data differently. How to read each, when to use which, and how to compare them.

February 22, 2026

Amazon Sponsored Display Audiences: Which Ones Actually Convert

Sponsored Display has the most audience options of any Amazon ad type. A practical breakdown of which audiences actually drive sales — and which waste budget.

February 18, 2026

Amazon Catalog Data via SP-API: Listings, Variations and Bullets

Amazon’s catalog data — titles, bullets, A+ content, variations — is exposed through SP-API. How to use it for listing audits and ongoing optimization.

February 14, 2026

Amazon Brand Registry Data: What Brand Owners Get Access To

Amazon Brand Registry unlocks data and tools brand owners cannot get any other way. A practical breakdown of what is included and what to actually use.

February 10, 2026

Amazon FBA Reimbursements: Tracking and Recovering Lost Inventory

Amazon owes most FBA sellers reimbursements they never claim. How the data flows, what to track, and how to detect lost or damaged inventory in your reports.

February 6, 2026

Amazon DSP Reporting: What Is Actually Available Through the API

Amazon DSP reporting through API has gotten more flexible recently. What is available, what is not, and how to combine DSP with the rest of your Amazon data.

February 2, 2026

Amazon Late Shipment Rate: Understanding the Number Behind the Score

Late Shipment Rate is one of the metrics most likely to put your account at risk. How Amazon calculates it, what counts and how to monitor it ahead of warnings.

January 29, 2026

Amazon Order Defect Rate: How It Is Calculated and Why It Matters

Order Defect Rate is the most consequential Account Health metric. What it measures, what trips it, and how to track the underlying signals daily.

January 25, 2026

Amazon Listing Hijacking: Detecting Unauthorized Sellers via Data

Listing hijacking can drop your sales overnight. How to detect unauthorized sellers on your ASINs through data and react before they erode your brand.

January 21, 2026

Amazon Subscribe and Save: Recurring Revenue Reporting for Sellers

Subscribe and Save delivers predictable recurring revenue for the right products. How the data flows, what to track, and which categories actually benefit.

January 17, 2026

Amazon Lightning Deals: Are They Worth It By the Numbers Alone

Lightning Deals are sold as a way to drive sales spikes and rank improvements. Whether they actually pay back, by the numbers, depends on what you measure.

January 13, 2026

Amazon Pre-Order Demand: Reading Signals Before You Launch

Most product launch failures could be predicted from data. The signals that separate winners from losers exist in your account before launch — if you read them.

January 9, 2026

Amazon A+ Content Performance: How to Measure Conversion Lift

A+ Content lifts conversion on most product pages. How to measure the actual lift, what tests to run, and how to scale what works across your catalog.

January 5, 2026

Amazon Repricing Strategy: How Algorithms Compete on Price

Amazon’s Buy Box rotates faster than humans can react. How automated repricing algorithms compete and what data drives them.

December 30, 2025

Amazon SP-API Rate Limits: Working Within Amazon's Throttling Quotas

SP-API rate limits punish naive integrations. How Amazon throttles requests, what the limits actually are, and how to design ingestion that scales.

December 26, 2025

Amazon Long-Tail Keyword Strategy: Finding Underserved Searches

Long-tail keywords carry less volume but higher intent. How to find them in Amazon’s data, evaluate them, and turn them into PPC and listing wins.

July 17, 2025

DataDoe Is Live!

The wait is over. DataDoe is live — your AI-powered co-pilot for Amazon. No more spreadsheets, just chat with your data.

July 17, 2025

Hello Amazon Vendors

Vendor performance, forecasts, COGS, traffic, returns, and inventory health — now native in DataDoe. Just ask.

April 4, 2025

The Vision Behind DataDoe

How DataDoe came to be — and where it's going next. The vision behind a conversational AI for marketplace sellers.

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