We spoke with Pat Bigatel, general manager of Amazon ShopLocal, which helps third-party sellers reach more customers by listing products in Amazon’s store and offering local customers the opportunity for same-day order pickup. Amazon Local Selling launched in October 2021 as a way to extend support to local retailers.

Lemonade added a preventative pet insurance package for younger pets amid strong premium growth—but we expect the insurtech to prioritize providing one-stop-shop insurance coverage

They might also be looking for pet insurance and discounts on pet products. On the other hand, a family of four may have completely different goals and buying habits. Busy parents will be grateful for time-saving apps and simpler ways to shop. And they will appreciate offers for products that make their homes more pet- and child-friendly. 3.

Pet products: We estimate US ecommerce sales of pet products grew 45.6% in 2020, reaching $15.20 billion. In 2021, the subcategory will grow 7.1% to $16.28 billion in sales, or 19.0% of total health/personal care/beauty ecommerce sales. Overall, the pandemic had a significant impact on the share of ecommerce purchases within the category.

After not seeing enough healthy pet food products in the market, Jonathan Regev and Brett Podolsky, co-founders of The Farmer’s Dog, set out to shake up the pet food industry with healthier homemade food designed specifically for different breeds, ages and sensitivities. We recently spoke with Regev, CEO of The Farmer's Dog, about the company’s current customer acquisition strategy and the role trial discounts play in acquiring new customers.

Gertrude Allen, CEO of Pet Plate speaks with eMarketer vice president of business development Marissa Coslov about the D2C subscription service’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, including increasing product inventory and its workforce to meet an encouraging growth outlook. Made possible by Salesforce.