Reading the shelf…
World Market is a conventional independent running 4 Bay Area stores, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
Truff is a brand that specializes in infusing the luxurious essence of black and white truffles into a variety of gourmet condiments and seasonings.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 6 SKUs across 3 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 categories to widen and 1 new door to enter, replicated across all 4 stores.
Lead with Spicy Marinara Pasta Sauce, Black Truffle Pasta Sauce in Tomato Based Sauces.
World Market stocks tomato based sauces 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.
World Market merchandises 7 of the 7 categories the brand sells.
vegan, vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
an established national brand with proven demand.
maps onto categories the store already runs.
Every category Truff 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 4 of 8 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 2 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Where it would price in tomato based sauces. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Truff (orange) sits well above the shelf.
Truff’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 →
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
