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San Francisco · 4 grocers · Leader-led

the paper towels aisle

San Francisco's paper towels aisle is a competitive shelf with clear leaders: 26 products from 6 brands across 4 grocers. seventh generation owns the most shelf — 39% of SKUs, ahead of natural value. Verdict: leader-led — a clear front-runner, but not yet a lock (opportunity 71/100).

26
products
6
brands
$8.09
avg price
$2.49–$20.52
typical range

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Who owns the shelf

brands by share of the paper towels shelf.

seventh generation
39% of shelf10 SKUs
natural value
31% of shelf8 SKUs
bbounty
8% of shelf2 SKUs
caboo
8% of shelf2 SKUs
cadia
8% of shelf2 SKUs
ggreen forest
8% of shelf2 SKUs

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)1 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
56
med
Variety of offers
how differentiated the shelf is
27
low
Top-brand grip
how much a few brands dominate
71
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 →