Just a few short years ago, the market for pet products was so robust that it seemed as
if pet stores — particularly boutique - type situations — were popping up faster than Starbucks locations.
Thus, the only non-fixed animals are in the long term stray population, or
if pet stores sell animals without requiring spay or neuter.
If pet stores can no longer sell pets, will pet populations decline (and therefore the need for pet food and pet products)?
While partnering with the right vendors and stocking an effective product mix are essential, it may all be for naught
if a pet store does not have the right merchandising strategy for its treat selection.
If the pet store or breeder you purchased your pet from claims to have given your dog vaccinations, do remember to obtain the papers as well.
But
if a pet store goes above and beyond to fix a person's problem, that can result in a very positive online review.
Okay,
if a pet store gets caught buying from a puppy mill THREE times, shouldn't they be forced out of business?
If a pet store is selling dogs rather than hosting adoptable ones from shelters, you can bet they're getting them from puppy mills.
If you can not afford to visit the vet, see
if the pet store you bought your hamster from offers veterinary visits for free or at a lower price.
If the pet store is in a mall or shopping strip, stay on a public sidewalk so you won't be accused of trespass.
If a pet store manager tells you this, ask to see documentation that shows exactly where their suppliers are located.
Even
if a pet store claims that their puppies come from «USDA - licensed breeders,» such a claim is meaningless: Every breeder who sells to a pet store is required to be licensed by the USDA, and most puppy mills have USDA licenses.
If your pet store's puppy is from Missouri, Texas, or Pennsylvania, chances are it was purchased from a broker who bought the puppy from a USDA breeder.
If the pet store chooses to sell certain exotic animals, such as hedgehogs, sugar gliders, and other specified animals, then they would be required to obtain a federal license and be inspected.
• Assist consumers or animal advocates in other states who want to verify
if a pet store in their state is providing false or misleading statements about where their dogs come from.
If a pet store is your choice of a source, make sure you choose a clean shop with healthy - looking puppies that have been examined by a local veterinarian.
If the pet store clerk or manager does not, do yourself a favor and look elsewhere.
Even
if the pet store fails to comply with these requirements, the most a purchaseer could collect is $ 500 for veterinary bills and attorney's fees.
«
If a pet store is looking to make a quick buck by offering kids programs, they'll be disappointed because it takes time,» Emerson says.
This can be a problem
if a pet store's employees are overdoing their personal communications while they're at work.
«You don't want to cut the vet out of the picture, but
if the pet store can intervene and reduce the frequency of visits to the vet, there's a good chance that you can save your customers a lot of money,» says Pohl.
If a pet store is determined to make nano - tanks an important element in its aquatic sales, the staff must be on board with the concept.
Not exact matches
Your list of credentials should probably include personal
pet ownership —
if not currently, at least in the past — as well as other
pet - related experience, including working at a
pet food
store, an animal hospital or other animal - related business.
If you choose to make some money walking dogs, you have options: You can join a dog walking service specific to your area — or cut out the middleman entirely and hit up the local dog run to hand out flyers and business cards to dog owners and leave business cards and flyers in
pet stores.
If, as several eyewitnesses have claimed, a flight attendant «insisted» that the dog's owner, Catalina Robledo, needed to
store the
pet in an overhead bin, why didn't the passenger object more fervently or get off the plane?
For example,
if you own a
pet store you most likely want to sell puppies, and want your keywords around «I want to buy a puppy.»
Now
if you take a critical look at the franchise industry, you will observe that majority are food kiosks, health & beauty or fitness franchises, business services like courier,
pet franchise, cleaning services, coffee shop, senior care, personalized gifts, lodging and hotel, and convenience
store.
If you are using the dry cloth diaper pail method, and you don't have snoopy
pets or kids, you may be able to try
storing them in a pail that doesn't seal tightly.
Store at least a 3 - day supply of water for each person and each pet (try to store a 2 - week supply if possi
Store at least a 3 - day supply of water for each person and each
pet (try to
store a 2 - week supply if possi
store a 2 - week supply
if possible).
(This could be your backyard — especially
if you have a bird feeder or birdbath — or a park, field, forest, beach, aviary at a zoo,
pet store or farm that has different types of birds.)
(
If you are at a zoo,
pet store or other place where the bird species are labeled or simple to identify, this will be easy.)
In Los Angeles, the Healthy Spot chain is hosting in -
store pet adoption events and asking customers
if they want to round up their purchases to the nearest dollar — with 100 percent of the proceeds going to charity.
If a
store carries all
pet categories, approximately half of its customers feed wild birds.
«I know, as a former
pet store owner, that
if I didn't have animals in my
store, a lot of the people who were walking by would have just kept walking by,» he says.
«
If you go to a museum or zoo, they've spent thousands, in some cases millions, of dollars creating natural habitats for these animals but you go into a
pet store and nothing has improved in years on creating that look,» he says.
If having
pets in the
store is not option, she adds, consider hosting an event offsite — perhaps at a community center or a nearby school — and tie in an educational angle to maximize the value of the program for kids and their parents.
If the signs are different every week, customers will learn something new about a
pet every time they visit the
store, and will be more likely to find something about a particular animal that piques their interest.
Even
if a customer buys a cage online,
pet stores can still take the opportunity to sell additional cage accessories that the bird owner may not have even known they needed.
If homeowners are not careful, harmful chemicals could be
stored right next to
pet food or toys.
So,
if you are still reading, grab a cup of eggnog and a slice of fruitcake, and let's see what 2016 has in
store for the
pet industry.
«Maybe
if a small business
pet store had some kind of special event — like an adoption day for cats — that would increase awareness and traffic to the
store, and might make people think they care more about finding the animals good homes than about making money,» says Stevenson.
Trina Bicknell, vice president of sales for PetEdge, a major manufacturer / distributor of
pet products, says, «
If your
store offers grooming, keep sprays and wipes on display in the grooming area, especially unique bottles and colors that pass the «blink test» — something that makes a customer take a second look.
A parrot can and will literally starve to death
if abruptly changed to a completely new diet, so
pet stores and bird owners need to make changes gradually.
«
If I had known my [local]
pet store existed and had the selection that it did, I would have started shopping there sooner,» she says.
If done right, services can enhance a
pet store's image on both fronts.
If employees know what they're talking about, customers will take notice and see the
store as a source of authoritative information about
pet cats.
Stop me
if you've heard this one before... A small
pet product company starts off by exclusively serving
pet stores, eventually grows into prominence and promptly moves on to seek its fortunes in the food / drug / mass (FDM) channel.
Another situation that could form the basis of a promotion is when a retailer starts carrying a new line of products, especially
if the brand is not available in other
pet stores in the area.
Dealing with an emergency situation with any animal can be difficult, and
stores can truly be a lifesaver to
pets and owners by knowing what to do
if a bird suddenly becomes ill or is injured.
So,
if a
pet retailer can encourage customers to feel similarly about the wild birds in their backyards, then that
store is going to be able to sell wild - bird products, opening up another revenue stream and giving customers another reason to visit the
store.