Reading the shelf…
Target is a discount independent running 6 Bay Area stores, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
Nixie Sparkling Water is a brand that offers organic, zero-calorie, and zero-sugar sparkling waters and sodas, founded in 2019 by Nicole Bernard Dawes.
Nixie isn’t on Target’s shelf yet in any of its 6 stores. The opening: 3 categories where the shelf is already deep and the brand runs strong elsewhere.
Lead with Classic Cola, Organic Zero Sugar Soda in Cola.
Target stocks cola thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 9 other Bay Area grocers.
The more differentiated opening is cola: Target stocks only 7 there, so Nixie Classic Cola, Organic Zero Sugar Soda stands out rather than blending in.
Target merchandises 4 of the 6 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic, vegan against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 65/100.
enters a thin cola shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Nixie 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.
Not here yet, but the shelf is real: a clean first door into a category the brand runs deep in.
Where it would price in cola. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per fl oz (hover for which). Nixie (orange) sits well above the shelf.
Nixie’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 →
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.