Recent Articles from Alexandra Wepner
The Importance of a Stellar Groomer
Pet Age spoke with Tiffanie Morton, a pet stylist at The Dog Stop in Trussville, Alabama, to learn about the importance of high-quality grooming and how it strengthens the rest of the business. Q As a groomer, what’s a typical day for you? A A typical day starts by assessing the unique grooming needs of […]
PetSafe Expands Bark for Your Park Program
PetSafe brand, a global leader in innovative pet product solutions, announced the names of 13 new cities as grant recipients of its 2018 PetSafe Bark for Your Park campaign. Since the Bark for Your Park program was launched in 2011, the PetSafe brand has provided over $1 million to build, maintain and enhance dog parks […]
Safety First: How Does the Industry Keep Pets out of Harm’s Way?
Trust: it’s an essential component to the relationship between a retailer and a customer. And with trust often comes certain assumptions—namely, the assumption that products being offered in one’s favorite pet store are safe. Since retailers are the face of the pet industry, customers look to them to ensure their shelves are stocked with safe, […]
The 2018 Pet Age ICON Awards
Pet Age’s ICON Awards honor pet professionals with years of demonstrated commitment to the sustained success and growth of the pet industry. These individuals have at least 25 years of experience—though several of them boast a resume spanning almost double that length of time—working with some of the market’s leading manufacturers, distributors, retailers, public relations […]
Recap: SuperZoo Day 2
Yesterday marked the third full day of educational seminars and the second opening day of the trade show floor. Grooming contests, demonstrations, retail sessions, and show floor talks were held throughout the day, and retailers continued to make their way through the myriad exhibitor booths. The New Product Showcase Awards were announced toward the end […]
The State of the Pet Industry: Retailers Get Real
As the saying goes, “change is good.” From the way that pet owners view their animals to the information they expect to see on product labels, one might say we’ve entered a new era of pet ownership. And retailers do not consider that to be the only driving force behind the current state of the […]
SuperZoo Day 1
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Recap: SuperZoo Day 1
Tuesday, June 26 marked the opening day of the SuperZoo 2018 trade show floor and the second day of educational seminars. From 8 am to 3:30 pm, grooming sessions, retail sessions, service industry sessions and show floor talks continued the show’s educational schedule. Pet professionals learned how to most effectively manage a millennial workforce, attended […]
Recap: Set Up & Educational Seminars
The day preceding the trade show floor opening of SuperZoo 2018 was filled with learning opportunities. From 8 am to 6 pm, the Mandalay Bay Convention Center hosted grooming demonstrations and Retail Monday Sessions on a range of topics, from how to embrace and make opportunities out of conflict, Asian Fusion grooming designs, increasing brick-and-mortar […]
In the June issue of Pet Age, the following special products were featured in our Annual SuperZoo Product Showcase. Whether from home or on the trade show floor, check in with Pet Age for all your SuperZoo 2018 news!
Introducing Bow Wow Dog Houses
Bow Wow Dog Houses are eco-friendly and made in the USA. Learn more about these premium pet homes that can be customized or are available in standard models.
The USA Way: Pet Brands Highlight Products Made in the U.S.
The shelves in pet stores have always been colorful, but it’s likely that customers are now seeing more red, white and blue than ever before. However, these pet owners probably aren’t surprised to see more labels calling out where pet product ingredients and materials are sourced and assembled—after all, this is what they’ve been demanding. […]