Sentences with phrase «regional pet store chains»

In our industry, Tracked Channels include Food - Drug - Mass, or FDM, included in Nielsen's xAOC data, as well as pet stores (including national pet superstores, regional pet store chains and neighborhood pet stores) and veterinary clinics, or Vet, included in data from GfK;

Could the phenomenal growth of regional pet store chains ultimately have a negative impact on the broader pet industry?

The pet specialty retail landscape has changed pretty drastically over the years, and lines have been blurred by a number of factors, including the rise of online retailing, overwhelming interest from the investment community and — probably most prominently — the meteoric growth of a dozen or so regional pet store chains across the country.

Not exact matches

Despite the increased focus that non-specialty retailers are placing on pet products, as well as the continued growth of Petco and PetSmart, Merar says that regional pet specialty chains are proving to be the more formidable competitors for single - store retailers.

The national and regional pet chains, more than 3,500 stores strong, will still continue to dominate our industry.

At Red Bandanna, an independent pet store chain of 14 stores in Georgia, at least 95 percent of the company's managers have come from established full - time or part - time staff, says regional director Eric Cuomo - Jones.

Whether you are talking about 10 - store single - state operations, 20 - store regional retailers or 1,000 - plus - store national big - box behemoths, it can not be overestimated what these chains have meant to the world of pet specialty retailing, particularly as the channel has faced increasing competition from mass retailers over the past several years.

In fact, even as the national big - box pet stores and certain regional chains across the country expanded significantly from 2007 through 2012, the total number of pet store operators actually declined by eight percent over those five years, according to a December 2012 industry report from IBISWorld, a Santa Monica, Calif. - based market research firm.

Coming in at No. 20 on the Top 25 Retailers list with 43 stores, Chuck & Don's is a perfect example of how well - run regional pet specialty chains can still find ample opportunities for growth in an increasingly crowded marketplace.

In pet specialty, the brand is available in neighborhood pet stores, regional chains and big box retailers.