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.
Spicely Organics is a California-based company that specializes in certified organic, gluten-free, and non-GMO spices, herbs, and seasonings.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 21 SKUs across 17 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 13 categories to widen and 12 new doors to enter, replicated across all 3 stores.
Lead with Allspice Ground, Organic in Dried Allspice.
Woodlands stocks dried allspice 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 dried allspice: Woodlands stocks only 1 there, so Spicely Organics Allspice Ground, Organic stands out rather than blending in.
Woodlands merchandises 45 of the 53 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic, vegan against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 60/100.
enters a thin dried allspice shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Spicely Organics 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 3 of 6 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 2 of 8 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Spicely Organics’ 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 4 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 4 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 4 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 3 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.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 2 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 2 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 2 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.
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.
+ 29 more categories (mostly fully stocked or too thin to matter).

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