Reading the shelf…
Mill Valley Market is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, mid-size at about 8,590 sq ft each.
San Pellegrino is a renowned brand specializing in sparkling natural mineral water and Italian sparkling beverages.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 22 SKUs across 3 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 3 categories to widen and 3 new doors to enter.
Lead with Italian Sparkling Drink in Sparkling Juice.
Mill Valley Market stocks sparkling juice thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 2 other Bay Area grocers.
Mill Valley Market carries sparkling water in real depth, 142 SKUs against a fleet median of 46.5, so a new entry there is the Nth option, and its per-unit price would likely sit near the top of a crowded shelf.
Mill Valley Market merchandises 6 of the 7 categories the brand sells.
no strong clean/diet signal either way.
brand excitement 50/100.
the categories it plays in are already deep here.
Every category San Pellegrino 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 14 of 28 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 7 of 18 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Where it would price in sparkling juice. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per fl oz (hover for which). San Pellegrino (orange) sits in line with the shelf.
San Pellegrino’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.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
