Reading the shelf…
Target is a discount independent running 6 Bay Area stores, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
Tropicana is a renowned brand specializing in fruit-based beverages, primarily known for its orange juice products. Founded in 1947 by Anthony T.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 3 SKUs across 2 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 categories to widen and 1 new door to enter, replicated across all 6 stores.
Lead with Pure Premium 100% Orange Juice, No Pulp, Calcium and Vitamin D in Orange Juice.
Target stocks orange juice 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.
The more differentiated opening is orange juice: Target stocks only 6 there, so Tropicana Pure Premium 100% Orange Juice, No Pulp, Calcium and Vitamin D stands out rather than blending in.
Target merchandises 3 of the 4 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 40/100.
enters a thin orange juice shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Tropicana 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 2 of 15 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 7 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Where it would price in orange juice. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per fl oz (hover for which). Tropicana (orange) sits in line with the shelf.
Tropicana’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 →
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
