Reading the shelf…
Target is a discount independent running 6 Bay Area stores, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
Genova is a brand specializing in premium canned seafood, particularly known for its wild-caught Yellowfin and Albacore tuna.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 1 SKU across 1 category. The growth is depth and breadth: 1 category to widen and 2 new doors to enter, replicated across all 6 stores.
Lead with Tonno Solid White Tuna in Olive Oil in Canned Tuna.
Target stocks canned tuna thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 6 other Bay Area grocers.
Target merchandises 3 of the 5 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, wild-caught against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 45/100.
maps onto categories the store already runs.
Every category Genova 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.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 4 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Where it would price in canned tuna. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Genova (orange) sits well above the shelf.
Genova’s 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 →
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
