Just Bare at Target
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 4 SKUs across 2 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 categories to widen, replicated across all 6 stores.
Lead with Fully Cooked Roasted Spicy Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Bites in Frozen Chicken Breasts.
Target stocks frozen chicken breasts 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.
Target carries frozen chicken in real depth, 30 SKUs against a fleet median of 3.5, so a new entry there is the Nth option, and its per-unit price would likely sit near the top of a crowded shelf. The more differentiated opening is frozen chicken breasts: Target stocks only 2 there, so Just Bare Fully Cooked Roasted Spicy Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Bites stands out rather than blending in. Lead with the frozen chicken breasts, and position the frozen chicken as a finishing or gift item.
Target merchandises 2 of the 3 categories the brand sells.
no strong clean/diet signal either way.
brand excitement 45/100.
enters a thin frozen chicken breasts shelf as a point of difference.
The full runway · across 6 stores
Every category Just Bare 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 3 of 6 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 3 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
What to bring to expand
Just Bare’s SKUs Target doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Already on the shelf
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 →
