The "U.S. Pet Market Focus: Pet Stores and Pet Specialty Retailing" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.The pet industry continues to outperform other consumer markets in the U.S. And following years of flat sales, pet specialty retailers have been doing especially well during the pandemic, with sales rising 18% in 2021 to reach $31 billion (including in-store, online and services sales) following another double-digit percentage advance in 2020.Much of this success owes to the online boom, with Chewy leading the pure play internet pet specialty pack.
Key Topics Covered:
Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Pet Specialty Sales in Context
- Market Overview
- Competitive Situation
- Channel Overview
- Mergers, Acquisitions, Expansions, and Partnerships
- Online Competition
- Brick-and-Mortar Retailers
- Marketing and Retailing Strategies
- Private Label a Big Draw
- Focus on Health and Wellness
- Spotlight on Services
- Delivery and BOPUS
- Human-Animal Bond
- Charitable Causes and Animal Welfare
- Omnichannel Marketing
- The Pet Specialty Consumer
- Pet Specialty Shopping Patterns
- Pet Specialty Psychographics
- Pet Specialty Demographics
- Opportunities
- Autoship/Subscription Programs
- Private Label
- Pet Services Retail-ization
- Payment Options
- The Internet: Not Just for Buying Products
- Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility
Introduction
- Chapter Highlights
- Pet Specialty Sales in Context
- Scope of Report and Methodology
- The Pet Industry Omnimarket
- Pet Specialty Sales Top $31 Billion in 2021
- Pet Specialty Share of Online Sales
- Market Overview
- Inflation, Inflation, Inflation
- Supply Chain Woes Persist
- Shoppers Maintain Pandemic-Inspired Online Shopping Habits
- Product Quality Tops List of Pet-Owner Priorities
- Pet Specialty Stores Improve Cat Representation
- DTC Fresh Pet Food Puts Pressure on Pet Specialty Retailers
- COMPETE Act Threatens Pet Specialty Retailers
Competitive Situation
- Chapter Highlights
- Channel Overview
- Internal Competition: Pet Specialty Big Boxes, Small Chains, and Independents
- Pet Specialty Channel Landscape Changes with the Times
- Mergers, Acquisitions, Expansions, and Partnerships
- Pandemic Accelerates Deal-Making
- PetSmart and Chewy
- Fast-Growing Franchises and Private Companies
- Independent Pet Partners Finds Strength in Numbers
- Online Competition
- Pet Market Online Sales Approach $26 Billion
- Pandemic-Driven E-commerce Acceleration Slows
- Chewy Experiences Robust Growth
- PetMed Express Strategizes for Growth
- Amazon Continues Pet Market March
- Competing for Pet Medication Sales
- Brick-and-Mortar Retailers
- Pet Specialty Retailers Turn to Services to Boost Sales, Loyalty
- Pet Specialty Store Services Selection
- Services Drive Petco Growth
- PetSmart Adds Veterinary Service Practice to Medical Offerings
- Petland Launches Breeder Incentive Program
- Independent Pet Stores Fight Back, With Help
- Competition from the Mass Market
Marketing & Retail Strategies
- Chapter Highlights
- Marketing and Retailing Strategies
- Private Label a Big Draw
- Focus on Health and Wellness
- Spotlight on Services
- Delivery and BOPUS
- Human-Animal Bond
- Charitable Causes and Animal Welfare
- Omnichannel Marketing
The Pet Specialty Consumer
- Chapter Highlights
- Pet Specialty Shopping Patterns
- Note on Data Sources
- Pet Specialty Beats Out Mass Merchandisers for Brick-and-Mortar Purchases
- Similar Shopping Patterns for Pet Food, Supplies
- Growth in Internet Shopping Flattens Other Channel Performance
- Cross-Channel Shopping Patterns for Pet Food
- PetSmart, Petco Top Retailers by Usage
- Pet Specialty Psychographics
- Product Availability Top Reason for Shopping Pet Specialty
- Pet Owners Indicate Preference for Pet Specialty Channel
- Community Involvement Important to Pet Product Shoppers
- Loyalty Programs a Pet Specialty Draw
- Pet Owners Draw Distinctions Between Chain and Independent Stores
- Pet Specialty Demographics
- Education, Generation, and Employment Standouts for Online and In-Store Shopping
- Race/Ethnicity, Geography, and Generation Impact Retailer Shopping Patterns
Companies Mentioned
- Amazon
- Chewy
- PetMed
- American Pet Products Association
- Watt Publishing
- the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council
- PetCo
- Pet Age
- Pet Business
- Pet Product News International
- Petfood Industry
- Petfood Processing
- PetSmart
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