Reading the shelf…
World Market is a conventional independent running 4 Bay Area stores, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
The Republic of Tea is a premium American tea company founded in 1992, known for its high-quality teas and commitment to ethical sourcing.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 85 SKUs across 5 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 categories to widen, replicated across all 4 stores.
World Market merchandises 5 of the 6 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic, vegan against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 60/100.
maps onto categories the store already runs.
Every category The Republic Of Tea plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at World Market. 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 80 of 160 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 2 of 4 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
The Republic Of Tea’s SKUs World Market doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from World Market’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. World Market profile →
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.

