Bumble Bee at United Markets
United Markets is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, large-format at about 26,260 sq ft each.
Bumble Bee is a well-established American brand known for its canned seafood and poultry products.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 9 SKUs across 2 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 categories to widen and 3 new doors to enter.
Lead with Wild Caught Thai Chili Tuna in Canned Salmon.
United Markets stocks canned salmon 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.
United Markets carries canned tuna in real depth, 48 SKUs against a fleet median of 17.5, 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 canned salmon: United Markets stocks only 7 there, so Bumble Bee Wild Caught Thai Chili Tuna stands out rather than blending in. Lead with the canned salmon, and position the canned tuna as a finishing or gift item.
United Markets merchandises 6 of the 6 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, wild-caught against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 30/100.
enters a thin canned salmon shelf as a point of difference.
The full runway
Every category Bumble Bee 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 8 of 19 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 5 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
What to bring to expand
Bumble Bee’s SKUs United Markets doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Already on the shelf
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 →
