Reading the shelf…
Community Market CA is a independent grocer running 1 Bay Area store.
Waterloo Sparkling Water is a beverage brand specializing in flavored sparkling water, known for its bold flavors and zero-calorie offerings.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 13 SKUs across 1 category. The growth is depth and breadth: 1 category to widen and 1 new door to enter.
Lead with Black Cherry in Sparkling Water.
Community Market CA 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.
Community Market CA merchandises 2 of the 3 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, vegan against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 65/100.
maps onto categories the store already runs.
Every category Waterloo Sparkling Water plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Community Market CA. 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 13 of 39 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Where it would price in sparkling water. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per fl oz (hover for which). Waterloo Sparkling Water (orange) sits below the shelf.
Waterloo Sparkling Water’s SKUs Community Market CA doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Community Market CA’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. Community Market CA profile →
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.