Reading the shelf…
World Market is a conventional independent running 4 Bay Area stores, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
Hot Crispy Oil offers a diverse range of gourmet condiments and pantry staples, focusing on bold flavors and versatile uses.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 2 SKUs across 1 category. The growth is depth and breadth: 1 new door to enter, replicated across all 4 stores.
World Market merchandises 3 of the 3 categories the brand sells.
keto, paleo, vegan against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 70/100.
maps onto categories the store already runs.
Every category Hot Crispy Oil plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at World Market. Depth is the distinct SKUs the store carries there versus the fleet median, shown next to the rival brands already on that shelf.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Fully stocked here (2/2 SKUs).
Where it would price in hot sauces. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per fl oz (hover for which). Hot Crispy Oil (orange) sits well above the shelf.
Hot Crispy Oil’s SKUs World Market doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from World 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. World Market profile →
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.