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Capital & Cash FlowSeptember 16, 2026 6 min

Variable Rate Retention and the 2027 Trade Credit Liquidity Floor

New supplier credit terms in Q4 2026 require an immediate shift from flat billing to variable retention models to preserve operating margins.

Investing, working capital, runway, and the math behind both.

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