Reading the shelf…
Whole Foods Market is a natural independent running 10 Bay Area stores, large-format at about 30,160 sq ft each, indexing high on established names versus other Bay Area grocers.
a2 Milk is a dairy brand that specializes in producing milk products containing only the A2 type of beta-casein protein, which is easier on digestion for some individuals.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 1 SKU across 1 category. The growth is depth and breadth: , replicated across all 10 stores.
Whole Foods Market merchandises 2 of the 3 categories the brand sells.
grass-fed, pasture-raised against the store's assortment lean.
an established national brand with proven demand.
the categories it plays in are already deep here.
Every category A2 Milk plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Whole Foods Market. Depth is the distinct SKUs the store carries there versus the fleet median, shown next to the rival brands already on that shelf.
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
A2 Milk’s SKUs Whole Foods Market doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Whole Foods Market’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. Whole Foods Market profile →
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.