Reading the shelf…
United Markets is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, large-format at about 26,260 sq ft each.
Bonne Maman is a French brand celebrated for its traditional, homemade-style jams, marmalades, and desserts.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 24 SKUs across 7 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 3 categories to widen and 1 new door to enter.
Lead with Red Currant Jelly in Jams And Jellies.
United Markets stocks jams and jellies thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 1 other Bay Area grocer.
United Markets carries fruit spreads in real depth, 37 SKUs against a fleet median of 15, so a new entry there is the Nth option, and its per-unit price would likely sit near the top of a crowded shelf.
United Markets merchandises 10 of the 10 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, vegan against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 50/100.
the categories it plays in are already deep here.
Every category Bonne Maman 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.
On shelf here, but only 15 of 20 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 3 of 5 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Where it would price in jams and jellies. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Bonne Maman (orange) sits above the shelf.
Bonne Maman’s 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 →
On shelf here, but only 1 of 9 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Fully stocked here (2/2 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.