Reading the shelf…
United Markets is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, large-format at about 26,260 sq ft each.
So Delicious is a brand specializing in dairy-free food and beverages, offering a wide range of products including frozen desserts, yogurt alternatives, creamers, and beverages.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 12 SKUs across 3 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 3 categories to widen and 2 new doors to enter.
Lead with Dairy Free Original Organic Coconutmilk in Coconut Milk.
United Markets stocks coconut milk thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 6 other Bay Area grocers.
United Markets carries ice cream in real depth, 309 SKUs against a fleet median of 130, 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 coconut milk: United Markets stocks only 7 there, so So Delicious Dairy Free Original Organic Coconutmilk stands out rather than blending in. Lead with the coconut milk, and position the ice cream as a finishing or gift item.
United Markets merchandises 5 of the 7 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic, vegan against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 65/100.
enters a thin coconut milk shelf as a point of difference.
Every category So Delicious 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 5 of 25 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 4 of 7 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Where it would price in coconut milk. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per fl oz (hover for which). So Delicious (orange) sits below the shelf.
So Delicious’ 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 →
On shelf here, but only 3 of 12 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.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
