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Pet Accessories USA

Two suppliers contracted; defect rate down to 1.5% (−70%); dual-source hedge in place; landed cost −7% with combined volumes.

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Pet Accessories USA: project record

Stitching defects on 5% of harness units; tensile strength failed on 2 of 5 materials tested; single-source dependency on one factory created supply fragility.

Buyer and project
A Denver, USA DTC pet brand scaling from 12 to 30 SKUs.
Products and scope
Dog harnesses, leashes, collars, and feeding bowls.

What LifaSourcing.com did

  1. Shortlisted 7 suppliers with sewing-QC process review.

  2. Arranged material tensile testing and webbing strength checks.

  3. Built a dual-sourcing strategy: two qualified factories with split orders.

  4. Standardized brand packaging with compliance labeling.

Recorded result

Two suppliers contracted; defect rate down to 1.5% (−70%); dual-source hedge in place; landed cost −7% with combined volumes.

Company record

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