Reading the shelf…
Fairfax Market is a independent grocer running 1 Bay Area store.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 9 SKUs across 2 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 categories to widen and 1 new door to enter.
Lead with Beef Stock in Beef Broth.
Fairfax Market stocks beef broth 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 beef broth: Fairfax Market stocks only 8 there, so Swanson's Beef Stock stands out rather than blending in.
Fairfax Market merchandises 4 of the 4 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 30/100.
enters a thin beef broth shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Swanson's plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Fairfax 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 5 of 17 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 4 of 6 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Where it would price in beef broth. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Swanson's (orange) sits in line with the shelf.
Swanson's’ SKUs Fairfax Market doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Fairfax 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. Fairfax Market profile →
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.