Reading the shelf…
Target is a discount independent running 6 Bay Area stores, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
FishSki Provisions isn’t on Target’s shelf yet in any of its 6 stores. The opening: 2 categories where the shelf is already deep and the brand runs strong elsewhere.
Lead with Macaroni Cheese, Mild in Prepared Macaroni And Cheese.
Target stocks prepared macaroni and cheese thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 1 other Bay Area grocer.
Target carries boxed pasta meals & sides in real depth, 33 SKUs against a fleet median of 14.5, so a new entry there is the Nth option, and its per-unit price would likely sit near the top of a crowded shelf. The more differentiated opening is prepared macaroni and cheese: Target stocks only 4 there, so FishSki Provisions Macaroni Cheese, Mild stands out rather than blending in. Lead with the prepared macaroni and cheese, and position the boxed pasta meals & sides as a finishing or gift item.
Target merchandises 2 of the 3 categories the brand sells.
vegan against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 50/100.
enters a thin prepared macaroni and cheese shelf as a point of difference.
Every category FishSki Provisions plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Target. Depth is the distinct SKUs the store carries there versus the fleet median, shown next to the rival brands already on that shelf.
Not here yet, but the shelf is real: a clean first door into a category the brand runs deep in.
Not here yet, but the shelf is real: a clean first door into a category the brand runs deep in.
FishSki Provisions’ SKUs Target doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Target’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. Target profile →
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.