Reading the shelf…
Community Market CA is a independent grocer running 1 Bay Area store.
A Better Treat isn’t on Community Market CA’s shelf yet. The opening: 1 category where the shelf is already deep and the brand runs strong elsewhere.
Lead with Freeze Dried, Wild Caught Alaskan Salmon Dog & Cat Treats in Dog Treats.
Community Market CA stocks dog treats thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 2 other Bay Area grocers.
The more differentiated opening is dog treats: Community Market CA stocks only 6 there, so A Better Treat Freeze Dried, Wild Caught Alaskan Salmon Dog & Cat Treats stands out rather than blending in.
Community Market CA merchandises 1 of the 1 category the brand sells.
organic against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 60/100.
enters a thin dog treats shelf as a point of difference.
Every category A Better Treat plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Community Market CA. Depth is the distinct SKUs the store carries there versus the fleet median, shown next to the rival brands already on that shelf.
Not here yet, but the shelf is real: a clean first door into a category the brand runs deep in.
Where it would price in dog treats. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). A Better Treat (orange) sits well above the shelf.
A Better Treat’s SKUs Community Market CA doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Community Market CA’s current Bay Area storefront: its online catalog plus our shelf photos, a partial view. A widely-distributed brand shown as a new door may already be carried through channels we don’t index. Community Market CA profile →