How Omaha Steaks shrunk its average delivery time to less than a day and a half

One of the country’s oldest meat delivery services is making big gains in delivery speeds by adding warehouse space and turning stores into micro-fulfillment hubs.

Omaha Steaks, a company founded in 1917 that does roughly $600 million in annual revenue, has shrunk its delivery time from an average of 6.2 days to about 1.24 days over the past year, CEO Nate Rempe told Modern Retail in an interview.

“We are moving quickly as we open new stores and optimize our network, to start to make Omaha Steaks just as convenient and just as fast as the grocery store,” he said.

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