Reading the shelf…
Woodlands is a specialty independent running 3 Bay Area stores, small-format at about 2,336 sq ft each, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
McEvoy Ranch is a family-owned brand based in Petaluma, California, renowned for its estate-produced organic extra virgin olive oil.
Mcevoy Ranch isn’t on Woodlands’ shelf yet in any of its 3 stores. The opening: 8 categories where the shelf is already deep and the brand runs strong elsewhere.
Lead with Champagne Vinegar in Champagne Vinegar.
Woodlands stocks champagne vinegar 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 champagne vinegar: Woodlands stocks only 3 there, so McEvoy Ranch Champagne Vinegar stands out rather than blending in.
Woodlands merchandises 10 of the 11 categories the brand sells.
organic, vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 55/100.
enters a thin champagne vinegar shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Mcevoy Ranch plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Woodlands. 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.
Not here yet, but the shelf is real: a clean first door into a category the brand runs deep in.
Mcevoy Ranch’s SKUs Woodlands doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Woodlands’ 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. Woodlands profile →
Not here yet, but the shelf is real: a clean first door into a category the brand runs deep in.
Not here yet, but the shelf is real: a clean first door into a category the brand runs deep in.
Not here yet, but the shelf is real: a clean first door into a category the brand runs deep in.
Not here yet, but the shelf is real: a clean first door into a category the brand runs deep in.
Not here yet, but the shelf is real: a clean first door into a category the brand runs deep in.
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.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
5 named buyer contacts (Asst Store Mngr, Experienced Grocery Buyer, General Manager) are on file. Direct contacts are reserved for verified brand partners.