Reading the shelf…
Pacific Market is a specialty independent running 2 Bay Area stores.
Mt. Olive isn’t on Pacific Market’s shelf yet in any of its 2 stores. The opening: 2 categories where the shelf is already deep and the brand runs strong elsewhere.
Lead with Kosher Dill Chips Clearly Pickles in Relish.
Pacific Market stocks relish thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 1 other Bay Area grocer.
The more differentiated opening is relish: Pacific Market stocks only 5 there, so Mt. Olive Kosher Dill Chips Clearly Pickles stands out rather than blending in.
Pacific Market merchandises 3 of the 3 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic, vegan against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 40/100.
enters a thin relish shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Mt. Olive plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Pacific Market. Depth is the distinct SKUs the store carries there versus the fleet median, shown next to the rival brands already on that shelf.
Mt. Olive’s SKUs Pacific Market doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Pacific 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. Pacific Market profile →
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
