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.
Quaker is a well-established brand known for its range of oat-based products, including old-fashioned oats, quick oats, and instant oatmeal.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 5 SKUs across 3 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 3 categories to widen and 5 new doors to enter, replicated across all 3 stores.
Lead with Old Fashioned Oatmeal in Rolled Oats.
Woodlands stocks rolled oats 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 rolled oats: Woodlands stocks only 7 there, so Quaker Old Fashioned Oatmeal stands out rather than blending in.
Woodlands merchandises 10 of the 11 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 30/100.
enters a thin rolled oats shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Quaker 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.
On shelf here, but only 2 of 22 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 2 of 3 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Where it would price in rolled oats. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Quaker (orange) sits in line with the shelf.
Quaker’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 →
On shelf here, but only 1 of 3 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
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.
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.