Reading the shelf…
Community Market CA is a independent grocer running 1 Bay Area store.
Nicasio Valley Cheese Company is a family-owned artisan cheese producer based in Nicasio, California, specializing in organic, farmstead cheeses.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 1 SKU across 1 category. The growth is depth and breadth: 1 category to widen and 1 new door to enter.
Lead with Nicasio Valley Organic Raclette Cheese Wedge in Other Cheese.
Community Market CA stocks other cheese thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 3 other Bay Area grocers.
The more differentiated opening is other cheese: Community Market CA stocks only 9 there, so Nicasio Valley Organic Raclette Cheese Wedge stands out rather than blending in.
Community Market CA merchandises 3 of the 5 categories the brand sells.
organic against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 55/100.
enters a thin other cheese shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Nicasio Valley Cheese Company plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Community Market CA. 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 1 of 11 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Where it would price in other cheese. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Nicasio Valley Cheese Company (orange) sits above the shelf.
Nicasio Valley Cheese Company’s SKUs Community Market CA doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Community Market CA’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. Community Market CA profile →
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.