World Market
World Market is a retail chain known for its eclectic mix of imported furniture, decor, and specialty foods. While it is primarily recognized as a furniture store, it also offers a diverse selection of international food products, including tea, coffee, and various condiments. The store's unique positioning combines home furnishings with global culinary delights, appealing to customers seeking both home decor and gourmet food items.
carries 1,556 products from 500 brands across 123 aisles.
Retailer Power
Retailer Power (0-100) blends four signals of World Market’s market presence, measured against the widest Bay Area grocer we track.
carries 501 brands. how broad the brand lineup is, against the widest SF grocer.
1,556 products on the shelf. how deep the total selection runs.
spans 123 categories. how much of a full shop it covers.
Portfolio profile
What this store’s assortment leans toward, indexed against other Bay Area grocers.
Share of the assortment carrying organic, non-GMO, or clean-label claims.
How the range scores on nutrient quality — sugar, sodium, fiber, protein, saturated fat, and seed oils.
The average brand power of what sits on the shelf — established, high-demand names vs the long tail.
How much the assortment leans toward emerging, independent, and challenger brands versus large legacy names.
Products that would thrive here
the strongest prospective adds World Market doesn’t carry yet · scored on how much the buyer values the category, how differentiated the product would be on the shelf, whether its price band fits, and whether it matches the store’s values.
destination category (deep coffee buyer, 120 SKUs), fills a gap (no coffee drinks here yet), organic matches store, proven at similar stores (Berkeley Bowl, Falletti Foods)
destination category (deep tea buyer, 202 SKUs), fills a gap (no bottled green tea here yet), organic matches store, proven at similar stores (Berkeley Bowl, Falletti Foods)
4 stores
World Market’s current locations.
Distinctive to World Market
Emerging and independent brands distinctive to this store — few other tracked grocers carry them.
Own brands
private-label lines carried under this store.
Most similar stores
grocers most like World Market overall, scored by blending shared brands (distinctive ones count more) with store count, so grocers of similar scale and type rank higher. Score is a 0–100 index vs the closest pair in Bay Area.
