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 6 SKUs across 2 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 categories to widen and 1 new door to enter, replicated across all 6 stores.
Lead with To Go Peanut Butter & Chocolate Flavored Spread, 8 Single-Serve Cups, Each in Spread Combinations.
Target stocks spread combinations 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 spread combinations: Target stocks only 2 there, so Jif To Go Peanut Butter & Chocolate Flavored Spread, 8 Single-Serve Cups, Each stands out rather than blending in.
Target merchandises 3 of the 4 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 35/100.
enters a thin spread combinations shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Jif 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 5 of 14 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 2 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Jif’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.