Reading the shelf…
Pacific Market is a specialty independent running 2 Bay Area stores.
Abokichi isn’t on Pacific Market’s shelf yet in any of its 2 stores. The opening: 1 category where the shelf is already deep and the brand runs strong elsewhere.
Lead with Okazu' Chili Miso Condiment in Chili Sauces.
Pacific Market stocks chili sauces thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 3 other Bay Area grocers.
The more differentiated opening is chili sauces: Pacific Market stocks only 14 there, so Abokichi Okazu' Chili Miso Condiment stands out rather than blending in.
Pacific Market merchandises 1 of the 1 category the brand sells.
non-gmo, vegan against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 75/100.
enters a thin chili sauces shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Abokichi plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Pacific Market. 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 chili sauces. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Abokichi (orange) sits well above the shelf.
Abokichi’s SKUs Pacific Market doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Pacific 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. Pacific Market profile →