Sentences with phrase «specialty retail channel»

After all, major trade shows like Total Pet Expo play a vital role in keeping the pet industry — particularly the independent pet specialty retail channel — robust and growing.

PB: What does the future hold for Dogswell and its role in the pet specialty retail channel?

«While the natural trend is still driving most pet food growth in the specialty retail channel, stakeholders need to find the right balance between «rookie» categories — like frozen and freeze - dried — and proven «stars».»

While the Probios and Pets Prefer brands are formulated for companion animals, neither line is geared toward the pet specialty retail channel — Probios is primarily sold through farm and feed stores and veterinarians, and Pets Prefer is in grocery and mass.

It was quite impressive for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the fact that, as far as I know, they are the only research firm doing this type of data mining specifically within the pet specialty retail channel.

Specialty Super Stars While Ray's Nutrish has focused on supermarket and big - box store sales, actress and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has been giving the pet specialty retail channel the star treatment.

At the meeting, I was introduced to GfK's process of collecting, aggregating and reporting on POS data from the pet specialty retail channel.

The effect that the natural products trend is having on the pet specialty retail channel is hard to miss.

While you would have to be living under a rock not to notice that grain - free foods have taken the pet specialty retail channel by storm over the past few years, someone has finally quantified the impact that these healthful diets are having on pet store shelves.

Here is a sampling of some of the pet product companies that are leading the green - cleaning movement in the pet specialty retail channel: Natural Waste Management The retail success of Urine Off, by Bio-Pro Research, was actually a by - product of the biotechnology firm's foray into the veterinary market.

After 20 - plus years of overwhelming success, the pet specialty retail channel finds itself at an important crossroad.

Not exact matches

As traffic at Nike's key wholesale partners continues to slow (hundreds of department stores and specialty sports retailers are closing their doors, resulting in less square footage for Nike products), it is working to boost its direct - to - consumer channels.

Part Five — Methods to get your product into retailers, QVC and HSN; little - known methods to market through specialty distribution channels; and how to make sure you're on track and generating additional sales.

W uct is sold to large retailers and Les Platsbranded products are sold in specialty or club channels throughout Canada and the United States.

Amongst Distell's most prominent brands in the travel retail channel are specialty Scottish single malts Bunnahabhain, Tobermory, Deanston and Ledaig; Bisquit cognacs; famous South African liqueur, Amarula; and Nederburg wines.

Avoiding the usual retail channels means that Digital Manga makes a lot more per book, but it makes these books seem like specialty products, not suitable for a general audience.

In addition to larger «big - box» trade outlets and retail stores, Bookmasters» special sales team can present your titles to non-traditional book sales and distribution channels, including craft stores, gourmet food stores, museums, hospitals, gift shops, specialty retail chains, mail order catalogs, specialty wholesalers, online resellers, bulk sales for promotional use, and other genre - specific sales outlets.

In other words, Bookmasters promotes our publishers» titles to non-traditional book distribution channels such as craft stores, gourmet food stores, museums, hospitals, gift shops, specialty retail chains, mail order catalogs, specialty wholesalers, online resellers, bulk sales for promotional use, and other genre - specific sales outlets.

Looking more specifically at the pet specialty channel, retailers that I have spoken with over the past several weeks have generally reported that their holiday sales were either flat or experienced some modest growth.

For more insight into pet retailers» concerns about distributor consolidation, as well as analysis of the impact that the consolidation trend is having on the pet specialty channel, check back on Monday for part two of this blog.

Strong retailers will begin to gradually reduce their emphasis on brands that are not exclusive and re-build their assortment with exclusive brands that are seeking exposure in the specialty channel.

Steve King, president of the Pet Industry Distributors Association (PIDA) discusses the pet specialty channel's evolving distributor landscape and growing efficiencies in the retail supply chain.

Clearly, the loyalty - club craze that has pervaded just about every other retail channel has also reached pet specialty stores.

The benefits of this type of approach are twofold, as it enables vendors to keep their independent pet specialty retail partners happy while maximizing sales through a variety of channels.

In 2015, PetIQ decided to brings its considerable resources and well - honed approach to product development into the pet specialty channel to drive business for a whole new class of retailers.

And when it comes to the franchises within the pet specialty channel, I have personally met some storeowners who, quite frankly, fit the classic definition of an independent retailer better than some of the regional chain operators out there.

Will it remain the vibrant and diverse marketplace that has made the pet specialty channel the envy of other retail industries, or will competitive pressures eventually lead to an environment where price and convenience — instead of innovation and personal connections — distinguish the winners from the losers?

Dan Peizer: In February of this year, we announced the expansion of our sales channel for Advantage Topical Solution and K9 Advantix to include pet specialty retailers.

• PIDA members have a total of 104 distribution centers, so three companies control 40 percent of the pet product distribution facilities in the U.S. Whenever you have this level of consolidation within the supply chain, it is going to be a cause of concern among retailers — and the pet specialty channel is no exception.

The World Pet Association's 2016 Retail Operating Performance Report offers unique insight into the pet specialty channel.

These super premium fortified diets are sold in the pet specialty channel to independent pet retailers.

«We also have a large list of specialty retailers who promote Taste of the Wild feline formulas in - store and through their social media channels.»

Founded in 1986, we serve pet specialty channel retailers in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.

This data - rich discussion will compareonline / mobile shopper patterns to those for pet specialty and mass - market retailers, and also address the changing role of the veterinarian channel in pet product shopping and promotion.

While there is some fluctuation due to weather and seasonal patterns, there is typically not a large change — and that is seen across all trade channels, including the veterinary clinics and pet specialty retailers.»

Yet, in many cases, one probably doesn't have to look much further than around the corner at the local shopping center, where it is increasingly likely that you will find one of the pet specialty channel's many quickly expanding retail chains.

What impact will online retailers have on the pet specialty channel over the next five to 10 years?

As brands that have traditionally been exclusive to independent pet specialty channel become available in mass and grocery stores, pet retailers must decide how to respond.

In many cases it makes sense for independent pet specialty retailers to pay close attention to products and brands that are specifically developed for their channel.

Competition from other retailers looking to cash in on consumers» apparent commitment to keep spending on their pets still poses a considerable threat to the continued growth of the independent pet specialty channel.

While doing research for an article that I am writing for the Global Pet Expo Show Daily magazines that Pet Business publishes live at the show every year, I came across some numbers that show the pet specialty channel is gaining market share over mass and grocery retailers.

As with any thriving retail industry, the growth of the pet specialty channel over the past three decades has largely been driven by the success of multi-store chains.

Because pet is only one category among the many that mass and grocery channels carry, it's almost impossible for them to provide the same in - depth information that a pet specialty retailer can.

The conference gathered a host of pet industry distributors and manufacturers together for four days in Carlsbad, Calif., where they got a chance to network and learn from insightful presentations on the latest consumer trends, the state of the pet specialty channel and the various dynamics affecting all of the retail channels competing for pet shoppers» dollars.

Is it a great time to be a retailer in the pet specialty channel?

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.

For over 50 years, LADS has been committed to the independent pet specialty channel, and with the need and opportunity for a distributor with an independent retailer focus in the Great Lakes and New England regions, LADS has decided to expand.

Pet specialty stores have proven to be fertile ground for natural product marketers as shoppers in this retail channel continue to seek out what they perceive to be healthier alternatives to traditional fare for their four - legged friends.

Flea & Tick Control Bayer Animal Health Advantage II and K9 Advantix In 2010, Bayer Animal Health expanded the sales channel for its Advantage Topical Solution and K9 Advantix to include pet specialty retailers.

Sandler's experience encompasses all channels of distribution in all businesses, including big box retailers, specialty (pet, toy, sporting goods, and electronics), drug, grocery, warehouse, clubs and international markets.