Reading the shelf…
United Markets is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, large-format at about 26,260 sq ft each.
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 11 SKUs across 1 category. The growth is depth and breadth: 1 category to widen.
Lead with Zero Sugar Black Cherry Sparkling Water in Sparkling Water.
United Markets 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 6 other Bay Area grocers.
United Markets carries sparkling water in real depth, 166 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.
United Markets merchandises 1 of the 1 category the brand sells.
no strong clean/diet signal either way.
brand excitement 45/100.
the categories it plays in are already deep here.
Every category Sparkling Ice® 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 11 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 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 →
