Home delivery market opportunities continue to expand. Industry analysts predict that the amount of dog food ordered online will surpass what’s bought in stores by 2025. With 77 million or more dogs in the U.S., this one change in buying habits has serious ripple effects on supply chains.
Source: Insider, October 19, 2022. Link. The mess of overlapping networks that bring dog food to our doorsteps is always evolving in search of greater efficiency. But the one thing it can’t do is slow down.
INSIGHTS: Like groceries, curbside delivery is one way to avoid the increasing costs of the last mile of delivery to a customer’s house.