While pet
specialty stores continue to see growth, many of our other retailers are experiencing solid growth in pet.
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.
Things have softened in most sectors, although
specialty food and electronic
stores continue to experience strong growth.
Not for the fainthearted, Busha Browne's Pukka Hot Pepper Sauce, embraced by devotees of wickedly hot food, has stamina and outstanding flavor, and
continues to enjoy support from
specialty food
stores and retailers such as Whole Foods, Fairway and online.
The company has
continued to grow from creating hand braided String Cheese for local ethnic and
specialty grocery
stores, to producing a wide variety of Mediterranean
specialty cheeses and yogurt products with nationwide mainstream distribution.
Baskin - Robbins, the world's largest chain of ice cream
specialty shops, announced today its
continued expansion in the Toronto, Ontario market with the signing of four new
store development agreements with three existing franchise groups.
But what
continues to lend the community its character are the old - time produce shops, the local butchers and the mom - and - pop
specialty stores.
Narrowing a
store's brand niche, while widening the types of products it carries allows customers to
continue to view it as a «
specialty»
store, while making it a more regular stop in their routine.
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.
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.
Regional malls, where department
stores typically book - end smaller
specialty stores,
continued to improve in the first quarter, but top - tier malls drove the lower vacancy rate and higher asking rents.