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% ACV Distribution

July 1, 2012 By Steven O'Sullivan 6 Comments

Measures the breadth of distribution of a product.  Kind of like % of stores selling, but bigger stores get heavier weight. A point of distribution in the Total US is worth more than a point of distribution in Chicago, which is worth more than a point of distribution in Des Moines.  Keep in mind that […]

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All Commodity Volume (ACV)

July 1, 2012 By Steven O'Sullivan Leave a Comment

All Commodity Volume, commonly referred to as ACV, is the annual dollar sales of everything sold in a store.  Although this measure is rarely used by itself, it is the key component used to calculate how much of the market is covered.  Related measures include % ACV Distribution,  % ACV with Merchandising and Sales per […]

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Average Items Carried (AIC)

July 1, 2012 By Steven O'Sullivan 6 Comments

The number of items, on average, that a retailer carries of a category, segment, brand, etc.  For example, if a brand is made up of 7 different items (SKUs), the average store that carrries the brand at all may have 4.8 items.  This measure is usually available in a Nielsen database, while IRI calls it […]

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We (Sally Martin and Robin Simon) first met in business school and bonded over our interest in geeky marketing stuff. Eventually we both started independent consulting practices. Now we’ve reunited to share with you some of what we’ve learned in our decades of experience working with syndicated CPG data.

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ACV analysis examples analytic skills attributes average items base base weighted weeks career development category management channels characteristics coronavirus coverage factor covid-19 Database distribution due-to Excel tips Facts incremental markets Measures merchandising new items panel data periods pricing pricing strategy products promoted price quantify opportunity retailer direct data retailer markets shopper data store data Syndicated TDP the basics trade promotion trading areas velocity visualization visualizations volume bridge volume decomposition

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