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Channel Economics & Cost-to-Serve Comparator

Same product, four channels, four different P&Ls. Compare them properly.

Same product, four channels, four different P&Ls. Enter realisation, channel costs, logistics, credit days and service cost per channel, and compare contribution per unit — the only honest basis for channel mix decisions.

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ChannelRealisation %COGS %Channel cost %Logistics %Credit daysService %Units /moContribution / unit
-₹2 (-2.98%)
-₹3 (-4.15%)
₹0 (0.15%)
₹29 (28.93%)
Ranked by contribution %
#1 D2C website₹29 · 28.93%
#2 Marketplace₹0 · 0.15%
#3 General trade (distributor)-₹2 · -2.98%
#4 Modern trade-₹3 · -4.15%
Monthly contribution
D2C website₹17,361
Marketplace₹275
General trade (distributor)-₹16,666
Modern trade-₹9,702
Same MRP, four P&Ls. Channel cost % includes margins, fees and schemes; service % includes demos, merchandising and claims. Credit cost is computed at 12% p.a.
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How it works

Per channel: contribution = realisation − COGS − channel margin/fees − logistics − credit cost (at 12% p.a. on days outstanding) − service cost.

Realisation % captures your net price into that channel; channel cost % captures margins, commissions and schemes combined.

Rank by contribution %, then check monthly contribution — a high-margin channel that can't carry volume doesn't fund the business.

Worked example

At ₹100 MRP: GT realises ₹70 and contributes ₹2.9/unit after 25% trade margin and 21 days' credit; D2C realises ₹100 but logistics and service eat ₹16 — ₹32/unit at tiny volume. The answer isn't 'go D2C' or 'stay GT' — it's knowing exactly what each channel costs.

Illustrative figures, not a client outcome.

Questions, answered

What belongs in 'service %'?

Merchandising, demos, claims, returns handling, content — the recurring cost of keeping the channel selling, expressed as % of realisation.

Why include credit cost?

45-day terms at 12% p.a. cost ~1.5% of realisation — invisible in most channel comparisons and decisive in close calls.

Version 1.0 · Reviewed 2026-10 · Methodology is fixed and version-controlled; results depend on your inputs.

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