Starkist at Target
Target is a discount independent running 6 Bay Area stores, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
StarKist is a well-known brand specializing in canned seafood and poultry products, particularly tuna, salmon, and chicken.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 17 SKUs across 1 category. The growth is depth and breadth: 1 category to widen and 1 new door to enter, replicated across all 6 stores.
Lead with Albacore Tuna, Solid White in Canned Tuna.
Target stocks canned tuna thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 4 other Bay Area grocers.
Target carries canned tuna in real depth, 38 SKUs against a fleet median of 17.5, so a new entry there is the Nth option, and its per-unit price would likely sit near the top of a crowded shelf.
Target merchandises 2 of the 2 categories the brand sells.
wild-caught against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 30/100.
the categories it plays in are already deep here.
The full runway · across 6 stores
Every category Starkist 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 17 of 29 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
How it prices
Where it would price in canned tuna. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Starkist (orange) sits in line with the shelf.
What to bring to expand
Starkist’s 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 →
