Reading the shelf…
United Markets is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, large-format at about 26,260 sq ft each.
Mountain Valley is a premium water brand known for its natural spring and sparkling waters, sourced from the Ouachita Mountains in the USA.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 4 SKUs across 2 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 categories to widen and 1 new door to enter.
United Markets merchandises 3 of the 3 categories the brand sells.
no strong clean/diet signal either way.
brand excitement 60/100.
the categories it plays in are already deep here.
Every category Mountain Valley 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 3 of 8 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 3 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Mountain Valley’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.