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Late Dispatch Rate: The Marketplace Metric That Quietly Kills Accounts (2026 Cross-Channel Playbook)
Late Dispatch Rate sits behind more marketplace suspensions than any other metric — and most sellers don't realize the calculation differs by channel until it's too late. Here's the cross-channel playbook: how each platform measures dispatch, the 2026 thresholds, the four operational changes that move the needle most, and what to do if you're already 24 hours from threshold.