Reading the shelf…
United Markets is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, large-format at about 26,260 sq ft each.
MALK is a plant-based milk brand known for its commitment to using simple, organic ingredients without additives like gums, oils, or fillers.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 2 SKUs across 1 category. The growth is depth and breadth: 1 category to widen and 6 new doors to enter.
Lead with Almond Milk, Chocolate in Almond Milk.
United Markets stocks almond milk thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 4 other Bay Area grocers.
United Markets carries coffee creamers in real depth, 35 SKUs against a fleet median of 13, so a new entry there is the Nth option, and its per-unit price would likely sit near the top of a crowded shelf.
United Markets merchandises 8 of the 8 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic, vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 80/100.
the categories it plays in are already deep here.
Every category Malk 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 2 of 9 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Where it would price in almond milk. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per fl oz (hover for which). Malk (orange) sits well above the shelf.
Malk’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.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.