Reading the shelf…
Target is a discount independent running 6 Bay Area stores, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
Ore-Ida is a well-known brand specializing in frozen potato products, offering a variety of convenient and crispy options for meals and snacks.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 6 SKUs across 3 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 3 categories to widen, replicated across all 6 stores.
Lead with Mini Tater Tots Seasoned Shredded Potatoes Frozen Food Snacks in Frozen Tater Tots.
Target stocks frozen tater tots thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 3 other Bay Area grocers.
The more differentiated opening is frozen tater tots: Target stocks only 2 there, so Ore-Ida Mini Tater Tots Seasoned Shredded Potatoes Frozen Food Snacks stands out rather than blending in.
Target merchandises 4 of the 5 categories the brand sells.
vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 45/100.
enters a thin frozen tater tots shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Ore-ida 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 9 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 2 of 5 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Ore-ida’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 →
On shelf here, but only 1 of 5 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
