San Francisco · 3 grocers · Contested

the buns aisle

San Francisco's buns aisle is a fragmented shelf spread across many brands: 13 products from 6 brands across 3 grocers. gus's owns the most shelf — 15% of SKUs, ahead of bakerly. Store brands hold 15%. The shelf leans gluten-free — 8% of SKUs carry that claim. Verdict: contested — real competition, no single winner (opportunity 53/100).

13
products
6
brands
$8.35
avg price
$5.59–$13.26
typical range

Zoom in

this aisle breaks into 2 sub-categories — open one for its own shelf report.

Who owns the shelf

brands by share of the buns shelf.

gus'sPL
15% of shelf2 SKUs
bbakerly
15% of shelf2 SKUs
bbread srsly
15% of shelf2 SKUs
acme bread company
15% of shelf2 SKUs
sst pierre
15% of shelf2 SKUs
udi's
8% of shelf1 SKU

How it's positioned

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

Gluten-Free
8%
Minimally Processed
8%
Peanut-Free
8%

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 $/oz
Color:indulgentbetter-for-you
Size:total brand reach (SKUs across all aisles)
Shape:nationalstore brand
price normalized per oz (sizes vary)1 omitted (no oz size)

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

Market structure

28
low
Brand competition
how many brands compete
41
med
Variety of offers
how differentiated the shelf is
12
low
Top-brand grip
how much a few brands dominate
53
med
Launch whitespace
room for a new brand

store-brand share: 15% · 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 →