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At what percentage should an alert fire? Thresholds calculated from a year of sales at two brands

We calculated alert thresholds from a year of daily sales at two brands. The commonly used ±15% fires on half of all day

Eun-kyu Baek•October 26, 2026
At what percentage should an alert fire? Thresholds calculated from a year of sales at two brands

Build 812 charts and 79% of your metrics still aren't on screen — the questions dashboards don't cover

We took apart the custom dashboards of six brands. The number of charts they had built ranged from 11 to 812, a 73x diff

Eun-kyu Baek•October 19, 2026
Build 812 charts and 79% of your metrics still aren't on screen — the questions dashboards don't cover

We Run 16 Channels, but 95% of Revenue Comes from Three — The Cost of Multichannel Aggregation

We took apart the channel mix of six brands. The number of channels they operate ranges from 4 to 33 — a 9x spread — yet

Eun-kyu Baek•October 12, 2026
We Run 16 Channels, but 95% of Revenue Comes from Three — The Cost of Multichannel Aggregation

When “Spend More on What’s Working” Is the Most Expensive Decision — Growth Headroom Through Marginal ROAS

Budget increases should be judged on marginal ROAS (the revenue generated by the next won you spend), not average ROAS.

Eun-kyu Baek•October 5, 2026
When “Spend More on What’s Working” Is the Most Expensive Decision — Growth Headroom Through Marginal ROAS

The Price Tag on “It’ll Sell Eventually”: How to Identify and Clear Deadstock

The most expensive mistake is believing that leaving stock alone costs nothing. When we broke down this brand’s inventor

Eun-kyu Baek•September 28, 2026
The Price Tag on “It’ll Sell Eventually”: How to Identify and Clear Deadstock

Our No. 1 Revenue Channel Had the Lowest Margin — How to Calculate Net Margin by Channel

We ranked the same channels twice — once by revenue, once by net margin rate — and the rankings came out almost perfectl

Eun-kyu Baek•September 21, 2026
Our No. 1 Revenue Channel Had the Lowest Margin — How to Calculate Net Margin by Channel

Settlement Says 72.5, the Bank Keeps 21.1 — Breaking Down Fulfillment Channel P&L

If GMV is 100, the number on your settlement dashboard is 72.5. What you actually keep is 21.1. The 51.4 in between isn'

Eun-kyu Baek•September 14, 2026
Settlement Says 72.5, the Bank Keeps 21.1 — Breaking Down Fulfillment Channel P&L

Subtract COGS and Your No. 1 Product Changes — But Not If You Stop at Gross Profit

Ranking products by revenue and by gross profit produced what was essentially the same list (rank correlation 0.99). The

Eun-kyu Baek•September 7, 2026
Subtract COGS and Your No. 1 Product Changes — But Not If You Stop at Gross Profit

The Economics of the First Repurchase — “We Want a Higher Repurchase Rate.” But Where Exactly Do You Push?

If your 1st→2nd purchase conversion is 45% and your 2nd→3rd is 72%, the problem isn’t your “repurchase rate” as a whole

Eun-kyu Baek•August 31, 2026
The Economics of the First Repurchase — “We Want a Higher Repurchase Rate.” But Where Exactly Do You Push?

Why “How much did we sell today?” has two answers — the gap between same-day sales and confirmed sales

If orders come in at 100, only 91.03 ends up confirmed. The real problem isn't the size of the gap — it's the timing. Th

Eun-kyu Baek•August 25, 2026
Why “How much did we sell today?” has two answers — the gap between same-day sales and confirmed sales

5 Reviews, +270% Purchase Likelihood — How Reviews Move Sales and How to Put Them to Work

“We know reviews matter — but do they actually move sales?” Published research answers with a clear yes. How much a revi

Eun-kyu Baek•August 17, 2026
5 Reviews, +270% Purchase Likelihood — How Reviews Move Sales and How to Put Them to Work

52% Repurchase Rate Among Gift Recipients — Validating Your Free-Gift Strategy with Data

"Do free gifts actually help drive repurchases, or are they just a cost?"

Eun-kyu Baek•August 10, 2026
52% Repurchase Rate Among Gift Recipients — Validating Your Free-Gift Strategy with Data

While You Sleep, AI Analyzes All of Your Company's Data — Introducing Laplace MCP

Every seller "looks at" data: SmartStore revenue, Coupang settlements, ad ROAS, inventory counts. But the questions that

Eun-kyu Baek•August 3, 2026
While You Sleep, AI Analyzes All of Your Company's Data — Introducing Laplace MCP

Plenty of Global Inventory, So Why Are You Still Stocking Out? — Inventory and Demand Forecasting in the Multi-Warehouse Era

On paper, yes. But at that very moment, this brand's dashboard was telling a completely different story.

Eun-kyu Baek•July 27, 2026
Plenty of Global Inventory, So Why Are You Still Stocking Out? — Inventory and Demand Forecasting in the Multi-Warehouse Era

For brands that know how much stock is left, but not when to reorder

Fair enough. That’s what most brands do. They check on-hand quantities in an integrated solution like EZAdmin or Sabangn

Eun-kyu Baek•July 20, 2026
For brands that know how much stock is left, but not when to reorder

H1 2026 D2C Performance Benchmark Report

“Our ROAS is 2.7x. Is that actually good?”

Eun-kyu Baek•July 13, 2026
H1 2026 D2C Performance Benchmark Report

Payment Method Data Isn't Just for Your Settlement Team — You're Missing Sales Opportunities

Yes. Whether a shopper taps a credit card, Naver Pay or bank transfer at checkout is the customer's call. It looks like

Eun-kyu Baek•July 6, 2026
Payment Method Data Isn't Just for Your Settlement Team — You're Missing Sales Opportunities

VIPs Are 8% of Members but Drive 42% of Revenue — Analyzing Data by Membership Tier

"I know our VIP customers matter, but I couldn't tell you exactly what percentage of revenue they account for."

Eun-kyu Baek•June 30, 2026
VIPs Are 8% of Members but Drive 42% of Revenue — Analyzing Data by Membership Tier