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Figure 106 – Specialty Grocery Channel Category Mapping<br />

OVERALL STRATEGY<br />

Specialty grocery stores have long had a focus on providing high quality food options, <strong>and</strong> this more<br />

than anything else has established these stores as H+W destinations. A key strategy moving <strong>for</strong>ward<br />

would, of course, be the continuous refinement of food departments, fresh food departments in<br />

particular.<br />

In general, specialty grocery stores should be slightly <strong>for</strong>ward leaning relative to their customer base,<br />

carrying <strong>and</strong> promoting some level of Core products while still keeping the overall emphasis on Midlevel<br />

consumers in the categories we have explored here. At some point there should be appropriate<br />

caution given to not going too Core, <strong>and</strong> becoming less relevant to the bulk of shoppers.<br />

PRIORITY CATEGORIES<br />

Specialty supplements <strong>and</strong>, to a lesser degree, herbal supplements <strong>and</strong> remedies<br />

o Specialty supplements are a key growth category <strong>for</strong> Mid-level H+W consumers<br />

<strong>and</strong> should be prioritized accordingly - concentrate on offering well-recognized,<br />

―authentic‖ Mid-level products.<br />

o Herbal supplements <strong>and</strong> remedies are important to consumers in the inner Midlevel<br />

(near the Core) <strong>and</strong> the Core – while that range leans a bit Core-heavy relative<br />

to the channel‘s shopper base, it remains an important, ―<strong>for</strong>ward leaning‖ category.<br />

o Herbal supplements <strong>and</strong> remedies are inherently Core (or near-Core) products, so<br />

SKU mix will be fairly uni-dimensional. In that space, there should be a moderate<br />

amount of selection, however, cross-br<strong>and</strong> repetition may be kept to a minimum<br />

(i.e. there is little need <strong>for</strong> multiple br<strong>and</strong>s of Chinese herbs, assuming any existing<br />

br<strong>and</strong> is fully ―authentic‖ to Core shoppers).<br />

Natural personal care (skin, hair)<br />

o This gateway category should be fully realized in this channel, with products<br />

spanning the Mid-level <strong>and</strong> into the Core, offering a good number of transitional<br />

product options <strong>for</strong> evolving H+W consumers.<br />

o Some more expensive lines (e.g. Dr. Hauschka) are appropriate, despite the fact<br />

that they will remain largely objects of aspiration <strong>for</strong> most shoppers.<br />

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