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How a Pet Store Scaled to 30 Million Without a Website
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In this episode of Scaling Up with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the remarkable story of a pet supply store in Portland that grew from a single neighborhood shop to a $30 million regional powerhouse — without ever launching an e-commerce site. The secret? An obsessive focus on customer experience, a subscription model for consumables, and a distribution network that turned local delivery into a moat. Lucas breaks down the numbers: how $250 monthly subscription boxes for dog food and treats created predictable revenue, how their 'same-day delivery by bike' earned a 4.9-star average on Google, and why their decision to skip a website forced them to build a better offline experience. Luna challenges whether ditching e-commerce is viable for most businesses, and Lucas offers a framework for when to ignore digital trends. Tune in for a counterintuitive growth playbook that proves sometimes the best digital strategy is the one you don't use.