FluxConnect

Category & Assortment reports.

Give suppliers the category context they need to optimize their product mix.

10+ example reports

Each card previews a live report a retailer shares with a supplier through FluxConnect. Suppliers open them interactively and filter by period, persona, product and more. Figures are illustrative sample data.

Category Share Report

Supplier's share of category by volume, value, and units.

Live
Northfield Marketsprepared for Weald DairyQ1 2026

Yogurt category · 210 stores

PeriodSub-categoryPrice tier

Value share

24.6%

▲+1.4 pts

Volume share

21.8%

Share rank

#1

▲gained

Share of yogurt category value

24.6% value share

Up from 23.2% a year ago, now the #1 brand in the category.

Insight. Weald Dairy leads the yogurt category on value share for the first time.

Action. Use category leadership to negotiate a second shelf block at eye level.

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Assortment Gap Analysis

Missing price points, pack sizes, or flavor variants compared to category structure.

Live
Northfield Marketsprepared for Stonemill BakeryQ1 2026

Packaged bread · 18 SKUs

PeriodSub-categoryPrice tier

Gaps identified

2

Biggest gap

Value tier

Addressable demand

€280k

Sales index by format and tier

Balanced
Standard 800g
122
Artisan 400g
109
Thick-cut 800g
71
Sandwich thins
44
Value loaf
38

Insight. Stonemill has no entry in the value tier or the sandwich-thins format, both growing segments.

Action. Add a sub-€1.50 value loaf and a sandwich-thins SKU before the autumn range reset.

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Private Label vs. Brand Performance

How the supplier's branded products perform relative to the retailer's private label.

Live
Northfield Marketsprepared for Weald DairyRolling 12 months

Yogurt · brand vs own label

PeriodSub-categoryPrice tier

Brand value share

24.6%

Private label share

31.0%

Brand price premium

+34%

Value share: brand vs private label

Private label
JunAugOctDecFebApr

Insight. The brand is gaining share while private label slowly declines, despite a 34% price gap.

Action. Position Weald Dairy as the quality benchmark and hold the premium in negotiations.

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Price Tier Distribution

Where the supplier's products sit in the good, better, best pricing architecture.

Live
Northfield Marketsprepared for Vinea CellarsQ1 2026

Still wine · 41 SKUs

PeriodSub-categoryPrice tier

Sweet spot

€8 to €12

Premium growth

+17%

Value tier share

29%

Share of wine units by price tier

Under €8 (value) 29%
€8 to €12 (core) 44%
€12 to €20 (premium) 19%
Over €20 (fine) 8%

Insight. The €8 to €12 core tier holds 44% of units while the premium tier grows fastest at 17%.

Action. Extend the Vinea range upward with two €12 to €20 wines to ride premium growth.

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Innovation Adoption Curve

How quickly shoppers trial and repeat-purchase new product launches.

Live
Northfield Marketsprepared for Casa Verde Plant-BasedFirst 6 months

Plant-based · 4 launches

PeriodSub-categoryPrice tier

Household trial

11%

Repeat rate

29%

Adoption stage

Early growth

Cumulative household trial and repeat

Repeat rate
M1M2M3M4M5M6

Insight. One in nine households has tried the range and repeat rates are climbing steadily.

Action. Shift spend from trial-driving sampling to repeat-driving loyalty offers.

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Substitution Pattern Report

What shoppers buy when the supplier's product is out of stock.

Live
Northfield Marketsprepared for Northwind FrozenQ1 2026

Frozen vegetables · out-of-stock events

PeriodSub-categoryPrice tier

First substitute

Other size

Walk to competitor

22%

Lost sales risk

€34k

What shoppers do when the SKU is out of stock

Other size
41%
Other flavour
21%
Competitor brand
22%
Buy nothing
16%

Insight. When the lead SKU is out of stock, 38% of shoppers leave the brand or buy nothing.

Action. Prioritise the lead frozen-vegetable SKU in the availability plan to cut walk-away.

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Assortment Rationalization Impact

What happened to category sales when SKUs were added or removed.

Live
Northfield Marketsprepared for Crispa SnacksBefore vs after

Salty snacks · 6 SKUs removed

PeriodSub-categoryPrice tier

SKUs removed

6

Category sales after

+4.2%

Shelf productivity

+11%

Total category sales around the range cut

€k
1,040
1,070
8 wk before4 wk beforeCut week4 wk after8 wk after

Insight. Removing six slow SKUs lifted total category sales 4.2% by freeing space for winners.

Action. Apply the same rationalisation logic to the adjacent crackers fixture.

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Category Growth Driver Analysis

Is growth coming from penetration, frequency, or spend per trip?

Live
Northfield Marketsprepared for Bru Coffee Co.2025

Coffee category · 210 stores

PeriodSub-categoryPrice tier

Main driver

Spend per trip

Penetration

+0.4 pts

Frequency

Flat

Where category growth came from

More spend per trip 58%
More frequent buying 27%
New buyers 15%

Insight. Coffee category growth is driven mostly by shoppers trading up, not by new buyers.

Action. Lead the range with premium and barista formats to keep fuelling spend per trip.

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Product Lifecycle Stage Report

Categorizing each SKU as introduction, growth, maturity, or decline.

Live
Northfield Marketsprepared for Fizz RepublicQ1 2026

Soft drinks · 16 SKUs

PeriodSub-categoryPrice tier

In growth

5 SKUs

In decline

4 SKUs

Portfolio health

Ageing

SKUs by lifecycle stage

SKUs
Introduction
3
Growth
5
Maturity
4
Decline
4

Insight. A quarter of the Fizz Republic range is in decline with too few SKUs in introduction.

Action. Bring forward two new launches to refill the pipeline behind the declining SKUs.

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White Space Opportunity Report

Unmet demand gaps where the supplier could launch new products.

Live
Northfield Marketsprepared for Casa Verde Plant-BasedQ1 2026

Plant-based category

PeriodSub-categoryPrice tier

Open gaps

4

Largest gap

PB cheese

Unmet demand

€520k

Estimated unmet annual demand by gap

€k
Plant-based cheese
520
High-protein yogurt
310
Kids snacks
240
Ready meals
180

Insight. Plant-based cheese is the single largest unserved gap at an estimated €520k a year.

Action. Fast-track a plant-based cheese launch ahead of competitors entering the gap.

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