Reading the shelf…
Mill Valley Market is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, mid-size at about 8,590 sq ft each.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 6 SKUs across 5 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 1 category to widen.
Lead with Premiumpearlcouscous,Non-Gmo in Couscous.
Mill Valley Market stocks couscous thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 4 other Bay Area grocers.
The more differentiated opening is couscous: Mill Valley Market stocks only 8 there, so RiceSelect Premiumpearlcouscous,Non-Gmo stands out rather than blending in.
Mill Valley Market merchandises 7 of the 7 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 45/100.
enters a thin couscous shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Riceselect 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 1 of 2 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Fully stocked here (2/2 SKUs).
Where it would price in couscous. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which).
Riceselect’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 →
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.