Not exact matches
The
owners had been going to the NASFT (National Association of the Specialty Food Trade) International Fancy Food Show in New York City for years as buyers,
looking for good packaging for their
retail gourmet food
stores.
Mid-interview at the Millcreek Cacao chocolate factory, walks in a gentleman to pick up more
retail products for his
store; Randy Harmsen, the
owner of the wildly successful and delicious «9th Street Delicatessen»
looked straight at me and said, «I got rid of every other dark chocolate brand in my
store once I tried Millcreek Cacao Chocolate, nothing compares, it just melts in your mouth.»
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.
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.
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.
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:
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.
Whether you're
looking to find a bargain or are simply in the mood for some
retail therapy, from Wednesday to Saturday the Preston Market is abuzz with activity with dozens of
store owners selling a range of unique goods.