Reading the shelf…
Sprouts Farmers Market is a natural independent running 1 Bay Area store, mid-size at about 20,322 sq ft each, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
Liquid Death is a beverage brand known for its unique approach to hydration, offering a range of products including sparkling water, iced tea, and energy drinks.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 11 SKUs across 3 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 3 categories to widen and 2 new doors to enter.
Sprouts Farmers Market merchandises 6 of the 6 categories the brand sells.
no strong clean/diet signal either way.
brand excitement 90/100.
maps onto categories the store already runs.
Every category Liquid Death plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Sprouts Farmers 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 5 of 17 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 5 of 7 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Liquid Death’s SKUs Sprouts Farmers Market doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Sprouts Farmers 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. Sprouts Farmers Market profile →
On shelf here, but only 1 of 2 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
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.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.