Ark Naturals at United Markets
United Markets is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, large-format at about 26,260 sq ft each.
Ark Naturals is a brand specializing in natural pet wellness products, focusing on dental care and joint health for dogs.
Ark Naturals isn’t on United Markets’ shelf yet. The opening: 1 category where the shelf is already deep and the brand runs strong elsewhere.
Lead with Brushless Toothpaste - Medium in Dog Treats.
United Markets 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.
United Markets merchandises 1 of the 2 categories the brand sells.
no strong clean/diet signal either way.
brand excitement 55/100.
maps onto categories the store already runs.
The full runway
Every category Ark Naturals plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at United Markets. 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.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
How it prices
Where it would price in dog treats. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Ark Naturals (orange) sits in line with the shelf.
What to bring to land
Ark Naturals’ SKUs United Markets doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from United Markets’ 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. United Markets profile →
