Reading the shelf…
Target is a discount independent running 6 Bay Area stores, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 1 SKU across 1 category. The growth is depth and breadth: 1 category to widen, replicated across all 6 stores.
Lead with Avocado Mash With Sea Salt & Black Pepper 8 Pack in Guacamole.
Target stocks guacamole 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.
The more differentiated opening is guacamole: Target stocks only 3 there, so Good Foods Avocado Mash With Sea Salt & Black Pepper 8 Pack stands out rather than blending in.
Target merchandises 3 of the 5 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic, vegan against the store's assortment lean.
an established national brand with proven demand.
enters a thin guacamole shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Good Foods 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 7 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
Good Foods’ 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.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
