Reading the shelf…
United Markets is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, large-format at about 26,260 sq ft each.
Indianlife is a leading brand in North America, specializing in vegan and vegetarian Indian foods.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 4 SKUs across 4 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 categories to widen and 6 new doors to enter.
Lead with Samosa Chips in Other Chips.
United Markets stocks other chips 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.
The more differentiated opening is other chips: United Markets stocks only 2 there, so Indianlife Samosa Chips stands out rather than blending in.
United Markets merchandises 11 of the 12 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic, vegan against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 55/100.
enters a thin other chips shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Indianlife 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 1 of 3 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 2 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Indianlife’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 →
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
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.