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San Francisco · 3 grocers · Contested

the skin care aisle

San Francisco's skin care aisle is a fragmented shelf spread across many brands: 26 products from 12 brands across 3 grocers. acure owns the most shelf — 19% of SKUs, ahead of elizabethw. The shelf leans gluten-free — 4% of SKUs carry that claim. Verdict: contested — real competition, no single winner (opportunity 63/100).

26
products
12
brands
$12.80
avg price
$5.59–$23.53
typical range

Zoom in

this aisle breaks into 9 sub-categories — open one for its own shelf report.

Who owns the shelf

brands by share of the skin care shelf.

aacure
19% of shelf5 SKUs
eelizabethw
19% of shelf5 SKUs
aandalou naturals
15% of shelf4 SKUs
eearth science
8% of shelf2 SKUs
ssukin
8% of shelf2 SKUs
tthayers
8% of shelf2 SKUs
aattitiude
4% of shelf1 SKU
aaquaphor
4% of shelf1 SKU
llily of the desert
4% of shelf1 SKU
vvaseline
4% of shelf1 SKU
aura cacia
4% of shelf1 SKU
ddesert essence
4% of shelf1 SKU

How it's positioned

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

Gluten-Free
4%

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 $/fl oz
Color:no dominant segmentation on this shelf
Size:total brand reach (SKUs across all aisles)
price normalized per fl oz (sizes vary)6 omitted (no fl oz size)

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

Market structure

49
med
Brand competition
how many brands compete
80
high
Variety of offers
how differentiated the shelf is
12
low
Top-brand grip
how much a few brands dominate
63
med
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 →