Dsd Merchandisers at Woodlands
Woodlands is a specialty independent running 3 Bay Area stores, small-format at about 2,336 sq ft each, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
DSD Merchandisers is a supplier and distributor specializing in bulk foods, particularly nuts, candies, and chocolates.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 16 SKUs across 12 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 6 categories to widen and 11 new doors to enter, replicated across all 3 stores.
Lead with Licorice Jelly Belly in Jelly Beans.
Woodlands stocks jelly beans thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 2 other Bay Area grocers.
The more differentiated opening is jelly beans: Woodlands stocks only 2 there, so Dsd Merchandisers Licorice Jelly Belly stands out rather than blending in.
Woodlands merchandises 28 of the 29 categories the brand sells.
organic, vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 20/100.
enters a thin jelly beans shelf as a point of difference.
The full runway · across 3 stores
Every category Dsd Merchandisers plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Woodlands. 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 2 of 8 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 2 of 3 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
What to bring to expand
Dsd Merchandisers’ SKUs Woodlands doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Already on the shelf
How to get on the shelf · Woodlands
enriched 2026-09-05Presence and depth are measured from Woodlands’ 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. Woodlands profile →
