Reading the shelf…
Mill Valley Market is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, mid-size at about 8,590 sq ft each.
Pomì is an Italian brand renowned for its high-quality tomato-based products, emphasizing sustainability and traceability.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 10 SKUs across 4 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 3 categories to widen and 4 new doors to enter.
Lead with Tomatoes, Finely Chopped in Canned Diced Tomatoes.
Mill Valley Market stocks canned diced tomatoes 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.
Mill Valley Market merchandises 9 of the 10 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic, vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 30/100.
maps onto categories the store already runs.
Every category Pomì plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Mill Valley Market. 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 4 of 7 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 2 of 3 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Where it would price in canned diced tomatoes. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Pomì (orange) sits in line with the shelf.
Pomì’s SKUs Mill Valley Market doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Mill Valley 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. Mill Valley Market profile →
On shelf here, but only 1 of 2 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.