Reading the shelf…
Pacific Market is a specialty independent running 2 Bay Area stores.
Arvum isn’t on Pacific Market’s shelf yet in any of its 2 stores. The opening: 2 categories where the shelf is already deep and the brand runs strong elsewhere.
Lead with Reserve Sherry Vinegar in Red Wine Vinegar.
Pacific Market stocks red wine vinegar 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.
Pacific Market carries balsamic vinegar in real depth, 23 SKUs against a fleet median of 10, so a new entry there is the Nth option, and its per-unit price would likely sit near the top of a crowded shelf. The more differentiated opening is red wine vinegar: Pacific Market stocks only 7 there, so Arvum Reserve Sherry Vinegar stands out rather than blending in. Lead with the red wine vinegar, and position the balsamic vinegar as a finishing or gift item.
Pacific Market merchandises 3 of the 4 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 50/100.
enters a thin red wine vinegar shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Arvum 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.
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 red wine vinegar. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per fl oz (hover for which). Arvum (orange) sits well above the shelf.
Arvum’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 →
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.