There's good news for
pet store owners looking to sell their businesses.
The public records were not only a useful tool for animal advocacy groups, but also for journalist covering animal welfare issues and even
pet store owners looking to check the records of commercial breeders.
Not exact matches
Upon hearing his
pet's cry, the dog's
owner comes charging out of the
store,
looking for answers.
Pet specialty
stores are the No. 1 resource for
pet owners looking for the perfect collection of toys for their birds.
Rather than drawing customers away from small
stores, Wag will attract online shoppers
looking to consolidate their
pet purchases to one convenient site, making it a bigger potential headache for large online
pet retailers like Petco and PetSmart,
owner of Chewy.com.
At the
pet store I only had a wire wheel, and then when my
owner brought me home she put in this new thing that didn't
look like a wheel at all!
While there is no doubt that a wide majority of natural - minded
pet owners are still
looking to their local
pet stores for super-premium natural and organic foods and supplies, this effort on the part of Target — and other mass merchants — could pose a real danger to
pet specialty retailers if it gains any traction.
Many
pet owners are also
looking to avoid using prescription drugs when there is a more natural option available at the
pet store.
Not to say that this will overtake retail
stores, there is still the appeal of going into the
store and getting an idea of the weight,
look and feel of a toy; also
pet owners love taking their
pets into the
store to pick out their own goodies.
As
pet owners become more proactive about the health of their
pets, they
look to
pet store aisles for solutions to common concerns.
This multifaceted category can be overwhelming to the
pet owner, as well as a
pet store looking to hone its travel section.
Until these feathers have matured and the shaft has come off,
pet owners and
store employees should always
look out for these new feathers and avoid them when trimming a bird's wings, since they will bleed just as strongly as a broken feather if cut.
Cobb says employees should be certain to ask customers why they're
looking for a particular product, mentioning that the most common training issues driving dog
owners into the
store are problems walking their
pet on a leash.
Increasingly, consumers are
looking for «consultant
stores,» that can reliably and knowledgeably advise
pet owners, says Bessent.
Here is a set of questions listed on a sign provided by NexPet Co-Op, a national organization of approximately 600 independent retail
stores, that can help
pet owners identify the characteristics they are
looking for:
When
pet owners look for products like raw, gluten - free, all - natural and organic food and treats, many choose independent
pet stores over the big chains because they trust them and value their recommendations.
In fact, if a
store simply can not deliver what a
pet owner is
looking for, the staff will even recommend a different retailer that can.