Reading the shelf…
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 3 SKUs across 3 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 3 categories to widen and 2 new doors to enter, replicated across all 6 stores.
Lead with 100% Whole Wheat, Bread, 13g Whole Grain, Sandwich Bread, 20 oz in Whole Wheat Bread.
Target stocks whole wheat bread 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 whole wheat bread: Target stocks only 3 there, so Sara Lee 100% Whole Wheat, Bread, 13g Whole Grain, Sandwich Bread, 20 oz stands out rather than blending in.
Target merchandises 6 of the 6 categories the brand sells.
no strong clean/diet signal either way.
brand excitement 35/100.
enters a thin whole wheat bread shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Sara Lee 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 1 of 4 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 2 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Sara Lee’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 2 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.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
