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San Francisco · 3 grocers · Contested

the herbal tea aisle

San Francisco's herbal tea aisle is a fragmented shelf spread across many brands: 156 products from 18 brands across 3 grocers. traditional medicinals owns the most shelf — 31% of SKUs, ahead of yogi tea. The shelf leans organic — 39% of SKUs carry that claim. Verdict: contested — real competition, no single winner (opportunity 70/100).

156
products
18
brands
$9.23
avg price
$5.49–$16.49
typical range

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Who owns the shelf

brands by share of the herbal tea shelf.

traditional medicinals
31% of shelf48 SKUs
yogi tea
22% of shelf34 SKUs
numi
6% of shelf10 SKUs
stash
6% of shelf10 SKUs
celestial seasonings
6% of shelf9 SKUs
harney & sons
5% of shelf7 SKUs
the republic of tea
5% of shelf7 SKUs
rishi tea & botanicals
4% of shelf6 SKUs
lleaves and flowers
3% of shelf4 SKUs
cchoice organics
3% of shelf4 SKUs
aayurvedist
3% of shelf4 SKUs
yyerba buena tea co.
2% of shelf3 SKUs
oorganic india
2% of shelf3 SKUs
tazo tea
1% of shelf2 SKUs
fflowerhead tea
1% of shelf2 SKUs
bbuddha teas
1% of shelf1 SKU
aalaya tea
1% of shelf1 SKU
ffive mountains
1% of shelf1 SKU

How it's positioned

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

Organic
39%
Vegan
13%
Plant-Based
11%
Dairy-Free
2%
Gluten-Free
2%
Seed-Oil-Free
2%

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.

store
scale
premium leadersmainstream leadersniche premiumvalue playersshare of shelfavg $/ct
Color:no dominant segmentation on this shelf
Size:total brand reach (SKUs across all aisles)
price normalized per ct (sizes vary)3 omitted (no ct size)

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

Market structure

63
med
Brand competition
how many brands compete
67
high
Variety of offers
how differentiated the shelf is
16
low
Top-brand grip
how much a few brands dominate
70
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 →