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San Francisco · 3 grocers · Niche

the cotton swabs aisle

San Francisco's cotton swabs aisle is a niche shelf with only a handful of brands: 9 products from 2 brands across 3 grocers. the humble co. owns the most shelf — 78% of SKUs, ahead of q-tips. Verdict: niche — a boutique shelf — only a handful of brands (opportunity 45/100).

9
products
2
brands
$4.73
avg price
$2.69–$7.79
typical range

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Who owns the shelf

brands by share of the cotton swabs shelf.

tthe humble co.
78% of shelf7 SKUs
qq-tips
22% 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.

Market structure

11
low
Brand competition
how many brands compete
58
med
Variety of offers
how differentiated the shelf is
65
med
Top-brand grip
how much a few brands dominate
45
med
Launch whitespace
room for a new brand

store-brand share: 0% · scores 0–100.

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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 →