Reading the shelf…
Sprouts Farmers Market is a natural independent running 1 Bay Area store, mid-size at about 20,322 sq ft each, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
C2O Coconut Water is a brand specializing in pure coconut water sourced from young green Nam Hom coconuts in Thailand.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 11 SKUs across 2 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 1 category to widen.
Lead with Ginger, Lime, and Turmeric in Coconut Water.
Sprouts Farmers Market stocks coconut water thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 3 other Bay Area grocers.
Sprouts Farmers Market carries coconut water in real depth, 40 SKUs against a fleet median of 15.5, so a new entry there is the Nth option, and its per-unit price would likely sit near the top of a crowded shelf.
Sprouts Farmers Market merchandises 3 of the 3 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic, vegan against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 60/100.
the categories it plays in are already deep here.
Every category C2o Coconut Water plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Sprouts Farmers Market. Depth is the distinct SKUs the store carries there versus the fleet median, shown next to the rival brands already on that shelf.
On shelf here, but only 10 of 16 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
Where it would price in coconut water. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per fl oz (hover for which). C2o Coconut Water (orange) sits above the shelf.
C2o Coconut Water’s SKUs Sprouts Farmers Market doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Sprouts Farmers Market’s current Bay Area storefront: its online catalog plus our shelf photos, a partial view. A widely-distributed brand shown as a new door may already be carried through channels we don’t index. Sprouts Farmers Market profile →
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.