Sour Patch Kids at Target
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 17 SKUs across 4 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 3 categories to widen, replicated across all 6 stores.
Lead with Candy & Chocolate Watermelon Soft & Chewy Candy Easter Candy in Chewy Candy.
Target stocks chewy candy thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 2 other Bay Area grocers.
Target merchandises 4 of the 4 categories the brand sells.
no strong clean/diet signal either way.
brand excitement 40/100.
maps onto categories the store already runs.
The full runway · across 6 stores
Every category Sour Patch Kids 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 11 of 19 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 3 of 5 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
How it prices
Where it would price in chewy candy. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Sour Patch Kids (orange) sits above the shelf.
What to bring to expand
Sour Patch Kids’ SKUs Target doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Already on the shelf
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 →
