Reading the shelf…
United Markets is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, large-format at about 26,260 sq ft each.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 3 SKUs across 1 category. The growth is depth and breadth: 1 category to widen.
Lead with Natural Organic Rice Vinegar, Vinegar for Stir Fry Sauce, Salad Vinaigrette and Marinade, 12 FL oz 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 Nakano Natural Organic Rice Vinegar, Vinegar for Stir Fry Sauce, Salad Vinaigrette and Marinade, 12 FL oz stands out rather than blending in.
United Markets merchandises 1 of the 1 category the brand sells.
non-gmo against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 45/100.
enters a thin rice vinegar shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Nakano 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 5 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Where it would price in rice vinegar. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per fl oz (hover for which). Nakano (orange) sits in line with the shelf.
Nakano’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 →