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 10 SKUs across 7 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 3 categories to widen, replicated across all 6 stores.
Lead with Organic Yellow Mustard in Yellow Mustard.
Target stocks yellow mustard 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.
Target carries mayonnaise in real depth, 42 SKUs against a fleet median of 15, 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 yellow mustard: Target stocks only 8 there, so Smash Kitchen Organic Yellow Mustard stands out rather than blending in. Lead with the yellow mustard, and position the mayonnaise as a finishing or gift item.
Target merchandises 7 of the 7 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 50/100.
enters a thin yellow mustard shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Smash Kitchen 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 4 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Smash Kitchen’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.
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).