Retailers that
offer wild bird food should also stock feeders, as well as the many accessories used to mount the feeders and keep away unwanted pests like squirrels — although there are feeders just for squirrels, too.
Not exact matches
Besides
offering a mix of
wild bird feed, stores should
offer some feeders, perhaps hung above the
food for efficient use of space.
One last item to
offer, in terms of
wild bird food, seems to be tailor - made for pet specialty retailers — insects.
KAYTEE
offers a large variety of
wild bird food, including the KAYTEE Ultra, Woodlands, and Supreme lines, to attract everything from Cardinals to Orioles to Finches.
Founded by veterinarians in 1983, Drs. Foster and Smith
offers complete and affordable lines of pet care items, dog
food, cat
food, aquarium keeping supplies, pond care products, and goods for
wild bird feeding.
Pet stores need to demonstrate to their customers that, in the long run, higher - quality
wild bird food is more valuable than the less - expensive
food offered at big - box stores.
Suet is such a popular
wild bird food that companies such as Wildlife Sciences in Minnetonka, Minn., specialize in it and
offer everything from suet cakes, balls and plugs in many different flavors including peanut, sunflower and even mealworms.
Pet stores should also take advantage of the many resources
offered by high - end
wild bird food and product manufacturers when deciding what to
offer and how to sell it to clients.
Acquiring their
wild bird food business allows us to expand our retail relationships with a broader product
offering while maintaining our diligent customer service and product - quality focus,» said Ed Mills, co-founder and principal of Global Harvest Foods.
For example, Prince Corporation, like a number of premium
wild bird food and product manufacturers,
offers to help «guide and educate their dealers in [adding or] redesigning a
wild bird department» so that a customer's «buying experience is easy and enjoyable,» says Krause.
Wild bird foods and feeders
offered in big - box stores are often not of high quality.
By
offering a variety of
wild -
bird food and feeders, retailers can make loyal customers of these avian enthusiasts.