Reading the shelf…
Target is a discount independent running 6 Bay Area stores, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
Inka Crops isn’t on Target’s shelf yet in any of its 6 stores. The opening: 1 category where the shelf is already deep and the brand runs strong elsewhere.
Lead with , Inka Corn Crunchy Giant Corn with Sea Salt in Corn Chips.
Target stocks corn chips thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 8 other Bay Area grocers.
The more differentiated opening is corn chips: Target stocks only 6 there, so Inka Crops, Inka Corn Crunchy Giant Corn with Sea Salt stands out rather than blending in.
Target merchandises 1 of the 2 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 55/100.
enters a thin corn chips shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Inka Crops 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.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
Where it would price in corn chips. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Inka Crops (orange) sits well above the shelf.
Inka Crops’ 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 →