Reading the shelf…
Target is a discount independent running 6 Bay Area stores, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
Vita Coco is a brand specializing in coconut-based beverages and products.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 1 SKU 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 Coconut Water, Pure in Coconut Water.
Target stocks coconut water thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 13 other Bay Area grocers.
The more differentiated opening is coconut water: Target stocks only 1 there, so Vita Coco Coconut Water, Pure stands out rather than blending in.
Target merchandises 2 of the 3 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic, vegan against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 70/100.
enters a thin coconut water shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Vita Coco 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 1 of 15 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
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.
Vita Coco’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 →