Reading the shelf…
Mill Valley Market is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, mid-size at about 8,590 sq ft each.
Reese's is a well-known brand primarily recognized for its candy products, especially its iconic peanut butter cups.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 10 SKUs across 9 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 5 categories to widen and 7 new doors to enter.
Lead with Smoked Oysters, Medium in Canned Oysters.
Mill Valley Market stocks canned oysters 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 carries chocolate candies in real depth, 423 SKUs against a fleet median of 159, 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 canned oysters: Mill Valley Market stocks only 2 there, so Reese's Smoked Oysters, Medium stands out rather than blending in. Lead with the canned oysters, and position the chocolate candies as a finishing or gift item.
Mill Valley Market merchandises 20 of the 22 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 40/100.
enters a thin canned oysters shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Reese's 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 2 of 10 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 57 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Reese'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 3 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 2 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
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.
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.
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
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.
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.