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This portion of the bill will provide a significant savings for those cash - strapped pet store owners in need of financing.

But Ben Ashel, a pet store owner in Agoura Hills, Calif., said the new law might have unintended effects by motivating more consumers to order dogs online or find sneakier ways to acquire the breeds they want.

Not exact matches

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?

The company was founded by pet store owners who saw the need for a new age, cutting - edge marketing approach that would attract customers in larger volume and keep them as happy clients for longer times.

The FDA is warning pet owners who have this medication — known as 5 % Fluorouracil cream USP (or 5 - FU) and sold under the brand names Carac, Effudex, and Fluoroplex — to use care when storing and applying the chemotherapy drug, which can be fatal when ingested even in tiny amounts.

Other reasons to see the film: Mary Steenburgen's crisp, dryly humorous performance as the determined Ms. Rawlings; Torn as the grizzled but poetic swamp rat; Peter Coyote as the suave local store owner who comes calling on the New York woman, and Dana Hill (the oldest daughter in «Shoot the Moon») as the little girl who inspired The Yearling.

Even as pet - related consumer spending continues its steady climb well above the $ 60 - billion mark, pet stores face formidable challenges in maintaining their position as the shopping destination of choice for the tens of millions of pet owners who serve as the economic engine driving this industry ever upward.

«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.

While it is obvious that the natural products trend is still having a big impact on the pet industry — and on pet specialty stores, in particular — Pet Business recently conducted a survey of pet store owners and operators to see just how pervasive the the natural movement has become, as well as to reveal some of the challenges and opportunities facing pet stores in this area.

As the owners of dogs, cats, fish and a horse, the Sheehans craved a better shopping experience than what was available from the specialty pet stores and big - box outlets in their area, so they decided to take matters into their own hands.

Although it might seem like an impossible task, a pet store can survive and even thrive in today's world by making their store a fantastic experience for both pets and their owners.

Almost always pet owners themselves, they are overwhelmingly genuine in their interest in advancing the science behind animal nutrition and wholeheartedly believe in the products that they are putting on pet store shelves.

Retailers can encourage small animal owners to shop in their store by not only carrying some of these specialty foods, but also educating owners about how the foods can benefit their pets.

Shopping Experience • Millennial pet owners lack trust in store staff expertise.

However, as you will read in this month's cover story, it also means constantly making adjustments in areas such as pricing structure, in order to make sure that your store offers options for a broad range of pet owners.

She says this create buzz about the store and pet owners love seeing their pets posted on her site; but she also says that winners generally come in and spend more than just the gift certificate, so it helps her generate profit too.

The market is now brimming with such products, and more and more pet owners are drawn to pet store shelves in their quest to give their animals a nutritional boost.

Good Health Starts With The Basics Most cat owners who shop in independent pet stores today understand the value of good nutrition.

As you wil read in next month's cover story, while pet stores have traditionally avoided competing on price with grocery and mass retailers, in today's economic climate, it would be a big mistake to ignore the impact that pricing has on pet owners» shopping patterns.

«Having access to health products at the same store location where owners purchase their favorite pet food creates a pharmacy - like environment and one - stop shopping,» Brown says, adding that antibiotic alternatives in particular are growing in popularity.

Not only does this depict the retailer as a trustworthy source of pet product information in the minds of consumers, it builds the kind of store - customer relationship that keeps pet owners coming back time and time again.

Bentley's Pet Stuff has experienced phenomenal growth over the past several years, expanding from 15 to more than 120 stores in just two years without losing its dedication to providing only the best - quality products for pets and highest level of service to pet owners.

Making the Sale The best way to show parrot owners how important it is for them to offer their pet a play area outside their cage is to have parrots in the store put out on play stands.

Katie's Pet Depot in North Brunswick, N.J., is a flourishing business today simply because of the dissatisfaction owners Vincent and Linda Sheehan had with the existing pet stores in the market.

The first step in crafting a successful strategy, says Gary Hingst, executive vice president of Salix Animal Health in Deerfield Beach, Fla., is understanding the role that treats play for pet stores, as well as how pet owners typically shop these products.

With that type of upbringing, it is no wonder that Hunte would grow up to become a pet store owner — and more specifically, an operator in the business of selling puppies.

Store At a Glance: Size: 88,000 square feet of retail space Years in Business: 41 years Owner: Scott Lebowitz Distinguishing Characteristics: Full - line pet store with dedicated fish room and over 700 aquariums — saltwater, freshwater, reef and live plants — 700 - gallon reef tank and the Pirates Cove touch Store At a Glance: Size: 88,000 square feet of retail space Years in Business: 41 years Owner: Scott Lebowitz Distinguishing Characteristics: Full - line pet store with dedicated fish room and over 700 aquariums — saltwater, freshwater, reef and live plants — 700 - gallon reef tank and the Pirates Cove touch store with dedicated fish room and over 700 aquariums — saltwater, freshwater, reef and live plants — 700 - gallon reef tank and the Pirates Cove touch tank.

For example, Mike Dempsey, owner of Yellow Dog Design (booth 456), says personalization is hot in the pet market right now; yet everyone has their own sense of style and stores have limited floor space, so they have to carefully pick and choose which items to stock.

For this article, Pet Business partnered with GfK to get the latest data for the pet food market — which, at the time this article went to print, included data collected up to October 2017 — so we could dig into what is currently selling in pet specialty (and what's not) to shed some light on this complex subject for store owners.

Just as bird owners are encouraged to buy perches their new pets are already familiar with, these customers should be urged to buy foraging devices that the bird has been using in the store.

Last year, we had a great holiday event in our store with a hired photographer to take photos of pets and their owners that they could use for their holiday cards, with the proceeds donated to charity.

Although supply stores don't have the experience factor that a store with livestock can offer, they can bring people in by offering special events, classes, services and so on that the pet owner can use and enjoy with their favorite companion.

AFA has a membership consisting of bird breeders, pet bird owners, avian veterinarians, pet / bird store owners, bird product manufacturers, and other people interested in the future of aviculture.

Lance Weeks is the owner of Living Safari, a pet store in Sandy, UT that specializes in exotics.

So it's a win - win for the store and the bird owner to keep pet birds active and healthy by using the right accessories in the cage both at home and in the store.

When it comes to merchandising pick - up scoops in the store — especially those that incorporate new features that pet owners may not be acquainted with — there is probably nothing that will be more effective for inspiring customer trial than product demonstrations.

Nothing sells a toy better than a pet owner seeing that toy being played with by the store birds — plus it has the added benefit of keeping the birds in the shop happy.

The prevalence of this trend among Millennial consumers, in particular, could be problematic for pet stores this holiday season, considering that PwC's study indicates this demographic is expected to spend 30 percent more than the average pet owner on gifts for their companion animals.

Yet, while Kriser did not possess a crystal ball, he believed pet owners would respond favorably to an independent specialty retailer that went above and beyond what the supermarkets and big - box stores were offering both in terms of product assortment and customer service.

Since its launch in 2008, almost 25,000 pet store owners, managers and sales associates from more than 5,200 retailers have used Pet Store Pro for brand - neutral training to build critical skstore owners, managers and sales associates from more than 5,200 retailers have used Pet Store Pro for brand - neutral training to build critical skStore Pro for brand - neutral training to build critical skills.

Pittsburgh's Healthy Pet Products is a successful fusion of owner Toni Shelaske's wealth of knowledge in both store design and nutritional pet products.

The president and owner of Moochie & Co., a mall - based pet retailer with 12 stores in Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Indiana, uses the post mortem as a guide for the next year.

With an unmatched ability to speak simultaneously to pet owners» desire to both spoil their pets and provide them with wholesome, healthy nutrition — all while delivering relatively high margins to retailers — dog treats may be the ultimate profit center in pet stores.

A Meijer store in Lansing, Mich., engages animal owners with a large, highly visible pet department stocked with a comprehensive selection that even includes live fish.

The second is that the experience of shopping in a Mud Bay store contributes to the happiness of the pet owners, and the third is that the company operates in a way that he — and all of Mud Bay's 320 employees — are proud of.

It is in the process of getting the word out to its distributors, pet stores and pet owners.

Owner Irene Palmerini spotted him in a mall pet store, marked down to $ 99.

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Like most of dog owners, I am always checking out the dog treats aisle whenever I find myself in a pet store.