San Francisco · 2 grocers · Leader-led

the candles aisle

San Francisco's candles aisle is a competitive shelf with clear leaders: 17 products from 6 brands across 2 grocers. big dipper wax works owns the most shelf — 41% of SKUs, ahead of trucco design. Verdict: leader-led — a clear front-runner, but not yet a lock (opportunity 68/100).

17
products
6
brands
$16.64
avg price
$4.57–$28.72
typical range

Who owns the shelf

brands by share of the candles shelf.

big dipper wax works
41% of shelf7 SKUs
ttrucco design
35% of shelf6 SKUs
ggoodlight
6% of shelf1 SKU
mmoon boo sun
6% of shelf1 SKU
tthe quiet botanist
6% of shelf1 SKU
xxila
6% of shelf1 SKU

How it's positioned

the claims products on this shelf lead with — share of SKUs carrying each.

no positioning claims tagged on this shelf yet.

Brand positioning

every brand by share of shelf × price. bubble size = the brand's total reach across all aisles; color = positioning stance. top-right owns the premium end; bottom-right owns the mainstream.

scale
premium leadersmainstream leadersniche premiumvalue playersshare of shelfavg $/ct
Color:indulgentbetter-for-you
Size:total brand reach (SKUs across all aisles)
price normalized per ct (sizes vary)2 omitted (no ct size)

All stores combined. Tap a store to see who wins its shelf.

Market structure

28
low
Brand competition
how many brands compete
73
high
Variety of offers
how differentiated the shelf is
31
low
Top-brand grip
how much a few brands dominate
68
high
Launch whitespace
room for a new brand

store-brand share: 0% · scores 0–100.

More aisles

how we measure.prices & assortment are collected from public storefronts of San Franciscogrocers, deduped to distinct products, and normalized to a per-unit price from each product's parsed size. market-structure scores come from brand shares. figures update as we re-measure. full methodology →