Journal
Field notes on attach rates, placement design, and briefing charts that survive buyer meetings.
Practical notes from lift studies and briefings — written for merchandisers and CRM leads who own recommendation placements.
Defining attach rate before you chase lift
Agree what counts as an attach before comparing exposed and control baskets — or the chart will argue with itself.

When a free-shipping week ruins a clean lift cut
Promotions that change basket behaviour need a sensitivity view — otherwise recommendation lift absorbs shipping noise.
Chart plates that survive a contested merch meeting
Six plates are usually enough: window, exposure, lift, caveats, contribution, and the decision asked of the room.
Catalogue pair hygiene before the next test
Stale recommendation pairs quietly flatten lift — a short catalogue pass often pays for itself before instrumentation changes.