Reading the shelf…
Fairfax Market is a independent grocer running 1 Bay Area store.
Fresh Express is a brand specializing in a variety of salad kits and salad greens, offering convenient and nutritious meal solutions.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 9 SKUs across 5 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 5 categories to widen.
Lead with Freshly Shredded Angel Hair Cole Slaw in Coleslaw Mix.
Fairfax Market stocks coleslaw mix 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.
The more differentiated opening is coleslaw mix: Fairfax Market stocks only 2 there, so Fresh Express Freshly Shredded Angel Hair Cole Slaw stands out rather than blending in.
Fairfax Market merchandises 6 of the 7 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 40/100.
enters a thin coleslaw mix shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Fresh Express plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Fairfax Market. 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 3 of 9 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 2 of 11 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Fresh Express’ SKUs Fairfax Market doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Fairfax 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. Fairfax Market profile →
On shelf here, but only 2 of 3 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 2 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 2 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.