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Category : Green Beans - Canned. Rob Lovejoy. Overview. Total category sales for canned green beans in 2007 was $448,928 56 total category sku’s 27% Item dollars on deal – promote shop Private label accounts for 37% of category sales
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Category: Green Beans - Canned Rob Lovejoy
Overview • Total category sales for canned green beans in 2007 was $448,928 • 56 total category sku’s • 27% Item dollars on deal – promote shop • Private label accounts for 37% of category sales • Private label the only brand carried at all retailers audited • Private label averaged 52% of retailer facings • Category penetration 52% with private label the highest 32% • Most dominant national brand Del Monte found at 6 of 8 • Retailer is in control of category
Overview • Main retail competitors WM, PC, FD, Harps • Depth important in category – due to private label strength (shop) • Prevalent national brands • Del Monte • Green Giant • Libby’s
Demographics Who is the Green Bean Buyer? • Significance by income is sporadic • Income not as vital as household composition
Demographics Who is the Green Bean Buyer? • Green bean consumer household has 3+ children • Households with only 1 member probably eating out
Demographics Who is the Green Bean Buyer? • Consumer household has children
Demographics Who is the Green Bean Buyer? • A little variance but most consistent : Age 35 - 54 • Probably correlated with children in the household
Leading Brands Dominant Brands • Del Monte leading national brand – 30.4% of shelf space • Private label – 51.5% of shelf space
Leading Brands Dominant Brands • Private label: highest % of shelf space – 13.57% stocking rate • Del Monte: highest stocking rate of 42.5% • Green Giant stocking rate 30% and had the lowest shelf allotment • High reproducibility
Leading Brands Dominant Brands • Private label: highest % of shelf space – 13.57% stocking rate • Del Monte: highest stocking rate of 42.5% • Green Giant stocking rate 30% and had the lowest shelf allotment • High reproducibility
Margins • All retailers appear to give facings to volume not margins • This is consistent to the role of the category: Core Traffic
Recommendation • Recommendations to Target • If they want to be competitive with grocers they need to increase depth • Not particular emphasis on Private label or National brands – (due to shop and brand loyalty)