Reading the shelf…
Safeway is a conventional independent running 13 Bay Area stores, large-format at about 37,374 sq ft each, indexing high on established names versus other Bay Area grocers.
Sparkling Ice® is a brand specializing in zero-sugar sparkling water beverages known for their bold flavors.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 9 SKUs across 1 category. The growth is depth and breadth: 1 category to widen, replicated across all 13 stores.
Lead with Zero Sugar Black Raspberry Flavored Sparkling Water in Sparkling Water.
Safeway stocks sparkling water thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 7 other Bay Area grocers.
Safeway merchandises 1 of the 1 category the brand sells.
no strong clean/diet signal either way.
brand excitement 45/100.
maps onto categories the store already runs.
Every category Sparkling Ice® plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Safeway. 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 9 of 33 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Where it would price in sparkling water. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per fl oz (hover for which). Sparkling Ice® (orange) sits in line with the shelf.
Sparkling Ice®’s SKUs Safeway doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Safeway’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. Safeway profile →
