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 2 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 categories to widen.
Lead with Everything Pretzel Pita Chips in Bagel And Pita Chips.
United Markets stocks bagel and pita chips 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.
United Markets carries crackers in real depth, 224 SKUs against a fleet median of 85, so a new entry there is the Nth option, and its per-unit price would likely sit near the top of a crowded shelf. The more differentiated opening is bagel and pita chips: United Markets stocks only 13 there, so Pretzelized Everything Pretzel Pita Chips stands out rather than blending in. Lead with the bagel and pita chips, and position the crackers as a finishing or gift item.
United Markets merchandises 2 of the 2 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 65/100.
enters a thin bagel and pita chips shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Pretzelized 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 2 of 4 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 4 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Where it would price in bagel and pita chips. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Pretzelized (orange) sits above the shelf.
Pretzelized’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 →
