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  "company": "CarParts.com / A-Premium",
  "headline": "A-Premium partnership scaled to $50M run rate in two quarters",
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      "body": "{Stash Edge — Distribution Play}\n◆ PLATINUM · Rapid last-mile distribution scaling · CarParts.com / A-Premium\n\nA-Premium partnership scaled to $50M run rate in two quarters.\n\ndon't wait for Shopify or marketplace volume to prove your unit economics. If you have predictable repeat demand (automotive parts, in this case), lock a last-mile partner early and negotiate a run-rate target, not a per-unit cost. A-Premium proved it could move from 45 to 50 million in 90 days; that confidence lets CarParts.com commit to inventory and scale without guessing. Most DTC brands negotiate 'per-shipment' rates and wonder why delivery eats margin. Negotiate the 300,000-unit annual target and the price drops with volume.\n\nMy Stash Take on what it means for the rest of us →\nhttps://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/t/li/carpartscom-a-premium-2026-08-20t15-2\n→ Your Stash Room — your logo, live pricing, ships blind: https://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/r/li/carpartscom-a-premium-2026-08-20t15-2\n→ Proper imprints, done right at POPS4: https://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/s/li/carpartscom-a-premium-2026-08-20t15-2",
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      "alt_body": "{Stash Edge — Distribution Play}\n◆ PLATINUM · Rapid last-mile distribution scaling · CarParts.com / A-Premium\n\nA-Premium partnership scaled to $50M run rate in two quarters.\n\ndon't wait for Shopify or marketplace volume to prove your unit economics. If you have predictable repeat demand (automotive parts, in this case), lock a last-mile partner early and negotiate a run-rate target, not a per-unit cost. A-Premium proved it could move from 45 to 50 million in 90 days; that confidence lets CarParts.com commit to inventory and scale without guessing. Most DTC brands negotiate 'per-shipment' rates and wonder why delivery eats margin. Negotiate the 300,000-unit annual target and the price drops with volume.\n\nMy Stash Take on what it means for the rest of us →\nhttps://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/t/lh/carpartscom-a-premium-2026-08-20t15-2\n→ Your Stash Room — your logo, live pricing, ships blind: https://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/r/lh/carpartscom-a-premium-2026-08-20t15-2\n→ Proper imprints, done right at POPS4: https://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/s/lh/carpartscom-a-premium-2026-08-20t15-2",
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      "body": "{Stash Edge — Distribution Play}\n◆ PLATINUM · Rapid last-mile distribution scaling · CarParts.com / A-Premium\n\nA-Premium partnership scaled to $50M run rate in two quarters.\n\nMy Stash Take →\nhttps://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/t/bs/carpartscom-a-premium-2026-08-20t15-2",
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      "title": "A-Premium partnership scaled to $50M run rate in two quarters",
      "body": "✍️ YOUR NOTE — write 2–3 lines to ONE person so they feel: \"this is about me… I could actually do this… I could make money from this.\" Energize them, make it yours. (This is the part that gets the opens.)\n[ your take… ]\n———\nHere is a real one you can run this week 👇\nCarParts.com's A-Premium partnership moved from $45M run rate in Q1 to $50M in Q2, with a stated 300,000-package last-mile delivery goal, per Seeking Alpha.\nHere's the cool part — the lever almost everyone misses (and you don't have to): don't wait for Shopify or marketplace volume to prove your unit economics. If you have predictable repeat demand (automotive parts, in this case), lock a last-mile partner early and negotiate a run-rate target, not a per-unit cost. A-Premium proved it could move from 45 to 50 million in 90 days; that confidence lets CarParts.com commit to inventory and scale without guessing. Most DTC brands negotiate 'per-shipment' rates and wonder why delivery eats margin. Negotiate the 300,000-unit annual target and the price drops with volume.\nWhat that means for you: don't wait for Shopify or marketplace volume to prove your unit economics. If you have predictable repeat demand (automotive parts, in this case), lock a last-mile partner early and negotiate a run-rate target, not a per-unit cost. A-Premium proved it could move from 45 to 50 million in 90 days; that confidence lets CarParts.com commit to inventory and scale without guessing. Most DTC brands negotiate 'per-shipment' rates and wonder why delivery eats margin. Negotiate the 300,000-unit annual target and the price drops with volume.\nIf you make, sell, or gift anything with your name on it — this is yours to run. You can do this.\n(Real, not theory — Seeking Alpha: https://seekingalpha.com/news/4628661-carparts-com-targets-free-cash-flow-positive-in-2026-with-a-premium-near-50m-run-rate-and.)\n———\nOr — want it built FOR you? Your logo, your products, your own private room, priced and ready, in about five minutes. That's literally what we do →\nhttps://www.pops4.com/vip?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=stash",
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