Gangneung · Est. 2017 · KR retail focus

Read your product line the way buyers read the shelf

We build annotated portfolio charts and margin maps for consumer brands that need to explain assortment decisions to retail partners, distributors, and internal category teams across Korea.

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What we measure for brand teams

SKUcontribution
GMby channel
Vel.weeks cover
Mixcategory share
Dist.weighted pts
Promolift decay
Packsize index
Reg.compliance
Ret.turn rate
NPDramp curve
Comp.price gap
Reg.season index

Our deliverables are printed and digital chart books—not software subscriptions. Each engagement ends with a walkthrough session where your category manager can trace every figure back to source sell-out files.

Analytics work you can commission

Spread of annotated bar charts and brass ruler on walnut desk

Flagship engagement · 3–4 weeks

Portfolio Performance Review | Acacia Core Analytics

A full audit of SKU contribution, margin structure, and velocity across your active product line, prepared for retail partner meetings or internal range reviews.

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Color-coded pie and bar chart prints pinned to cork board

Visualization package · 2 weeks

Category Mix Visualization Package | Acacia Core Analytics

Chart sets that show how your brand's subcategories compare within the aisle, built for buyer presentations and internal range planning sessions.

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Line graphs comparing three retail channels on monitor beside notebook

Brief engagement · 10 business days

Retail Channel Analytics Brief | Acacia Core Analytics

A focused comparison of sell-through performance across hypermarket, convenience, and e-commerce channels for brands weighing distribution shifts.

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What clients say after the readout

We brought Acacia Core a messy export from three convenience chains. Their team reconciled the formats in four days and produced a single margin waterfall our retail director could present without follow-up questions. The brass-bound chart book still sits on our Gangnam meeting table.
— Hye-jin Park, Category Director, household cleaning brand
The seasonal assortment map was thorough, though I wished the olive-oil subcategory had more convenience-store granularity. Still, we cut two slow SKUs before the Chuseok reset and avoided a costly overstock. That alone covered the fee.
— Min-soo Choi, Brand Manager, packaged foods

More client stories

Recent writing from our analysts

Convenience store shelf with household product rows

11 March 2026

Why convenience velocity misleads household brands | Field Notes · Acacia Core Analytics

Single-serve listings can show strong weekly units while destroying category margin. Here is how we re-weight velocity for range decisions.

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Calendar planning session with product samples on table

27 January 2026

Mapping SKU roles before a Lunar New Year reset | Field Notes · Acacia Core Analytics

Hero, filler, and delist labels only help when tied to margin and weeks-of-cover thresholds your team agrees on beforehand.

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Send a brief with your sell-out files

We respond within two business days with a scope outline and estimated timeline. Most portfolio reviews begin within ten working days of data receipt.

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