Marukan at United Markets
United Markets is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, large-format at about 26,260 sq ft each.
Marukan is a renowned brand specializing in premium rice vinegars and dressings, with a heritage dating back to 1649.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 5 SKUs across 1 category. The growth is depth and breadth: 1 category to widen and 2 new doors to enter.
Lead with Genuine Brewed Rice Vinegar in Rice Vinegar.
United Markets stocks rice vinegar 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 rice vinegar: United Markets stocks only 9 there, so Marukan Genuine Brewed Rice Vinegar stands out rather than blending in.
United Markets merchandises 3 of the 3 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 45/100.
enters a thin rice vinegar shelf as a point of difference.
The full runway
Every category Marukan 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 5 of 7 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
How it prices
Where it would price in rice vinegar. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per fl oz (hover for which). Marukan (orange) sits in line with the shelf.
What to bring to expand
Marukan’s 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 →
