Sentences with phrase «smaller pet store chains»

Good customer service is a prized commodity to assure the continued growth of the smaller pet store chains.

In addition to the larger companies, smaller pet store chains and independent retailers are successfully increasing in the industry.

Not exact matches

Lotus Dog Food is made by the owners of Centinela Feed and Pet, a small chain of high quality retail, pet stores in Los Angeles, USA.

I recommend avoiding treats in the chain pet stores and going for healthier treats at the smaller stores or online.

«A review of state and USDA inspection reports from more than 100 breeders who sold animals to the nation's largest retail pet store chain revealed that more than 60 percent of the inspections found serious violations of basic animal care standards, including sick or dead animals in their cages, lack of proper veterinary care, inadequate shelter from weather conditions, and dirty, unkempt cages that were too small.

When GfK works with pet specialty retailers, we can analyze the customer database for an entire chain or just a single store and assign the people within to one of six categories, which include: • Privileged Pet — Representing nine percent of consumers, these higher - income pet owners prefer smaller pet shops and are willing to spend a lot of money on their dog or cat.

Good examples of those chains include Pet Valu in Ontario, Canada and the Mid-Atlantic U.S. with 350 small - format pet stores.

«We are still a relatively small company, so we want to increase our distribution, including within some of the strong multi-unit pet store chains that are out there,» explains Cao.

PLMA attributes the inclusion of the Pet Care Pavilion to increased growth of pet food and pet supplies sales in traditional supermarket, drug chain and mass merchandisers, in addition to large pet superstores and smaller independent stores.

The relative success of the industry has created a tough competitive environment, where small, independent stores must go up against not only big - box retailers, but also online outlets that wield price and convenience as a weapon, and a rising class of chain retailers backed by the formidable resources of outside investors looking to get in on the lucrative pet market.

ith online, big box and chain stores grabbing a significant percentage of the retail aquatic pet market, there is precious little left for small, independent stores to call their own.