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.
Sierra Nevada Cheese Co.: Sierra Nevada Cheese Company is an artisan dairy producer based in Willows, California, known for its handcrafted goat and cow dairy products.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 6 SKUs across 6 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 5 categories to widen and 9 new doors to enter, replicated across all 3 stores.
Lead with Sierra Nevada Creamy Jack Cheese, Organic, Baby Bella Mushroom in Monterey Jack.
Woodlands stocks monterey jack 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.
Woodlands carries sparkling water in real depth, 130 SKUs against a fleet median of 46.5, so a new entry there is the Nth option, and its per-unit price would likely sit near the top of a crowded shelf. The more differentiated opening is monterey jack: Woodlands stocks only 6 there, so Sierra Nevada Creamy Jack Cheese, Organic, Baby Bella Mushroom stands out rather than blending in. Lead with the monterey jack, and position the sparkling water as a finishing or gift item.
Woodlands merchandises 19 of the 23 categories the brand sells.
grass-fed, non-gmo, organic against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 45/100.
enters a thin monterey jack shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Sierra Nevada Cheese Co. 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 1 of 6 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 6 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Where it would price in monterey jack. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Sierra Nevada Cheese Co. (orange) sits well above the shelf.
Sierra Nevada Cheese Co.’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 6 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 3 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
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.
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.
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.
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
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.
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.
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.