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.
Urban Remedy is a plant-based organic food company founded in 2010, specializing in ready-to-eat meals, snacks, and cold-pressed juices.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 40 SKUs across 21 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 5 categories to widen and 5 new doors to enter, replicated across all 3 stores.
Lead with Blue Magic Cashew Milk in Cashew Milk.
Woodlands stocks cashew milk 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.
Woodlands carries sparkling water in real depth, 130 SKUs against a fleet median of 46.5, so a new entry there is the Nth option, and its per-unit price would likely sit near the top of a crowded shelf. The more differentiated opening is cashew milk: Woodlands stocks only 3 there, so Urban Remedy Blue Magic Cashew Milk stands out rather than blending in. Lead with the cashew milk, and position the sparkling water as a finishing or gift item.
Woodlands merchandises 27 of the 32 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic, vegan against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 64/100.
enters a thin cashew milk shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Urban Remedy 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 5 of 7 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 4 of 10 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Urban Remedy’s 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 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.
Fully stocked here (6/6 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (4/4 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (3/3 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (2/2 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (2/2 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
+ 8 more categories (mostly fully stocked or too thin to matter).


5 named buyer contacts (Asst Store Mngr, Experienced Grocery Buyer, General Manager) are on file. Direct contacts are reserved for verified brand partners.