Columbus at United Markets
United Markets is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, large-format at about 26,260 sq ft each.
Columbus Craft Meats is a renowned American food processing company that specializes in premium Italian-style salami and deli meats.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 15 SKUs across 7 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 3 categories to widen and 3 new doors to enter.
Lead with Genoa Salame Panino, 3.9 oz Pack in Meat Cheese Combos And Trays.
United Markets stocks meat cheese combos and trays 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 meat cheese combos and trays: United Markets stocks only 4 there, so Columbus Genoa Salame Panino, 3.9 oz Pack stands out rather than blending in.
United Markets merchandises 12 of the 13 categories the brand sells.
no strong clean/diet signal either way.
brand excitement 45/100.
enters a thin meat cheese combos and trays shelf as a point of difference.
The full runway
Every category Columbus 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 7 of 21 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
What to bring to expand
Columbus’ 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 →
