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Hollywood Feed Continues Arkansas Expansion, Opens New Pet Store in Hot Springs
After recently announcing its new Conway location, Hollywood Feed today announced the site of the next store in its Arkansas expansion: 3802 Central Avenue in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The healthy and holistic pet food and supply retailer’s new location will be approximately 5,750 square feet and will offer professional grooming services, two self-service dog washes, […]
Study Using AI Collar Finds Pet Acoustic Canine-Specific Music Reduces Pet Stress, Anxiety
PetPace, a leading pet health monitoring company in announced today the findings of a comprehensive study aimed at better understanding the effect of music on pet stress levels, with the goal of enabling more supportive environments for pet care. The study, done in conjunction with Pet Acoustics, producer of animal-specific auditory products, shows that Pet […]
Pet Retail Veteran Harry Freed Joins Pet Supermarket as Senior VP of Merchandising
Pet Supermarket, a specialty pet supply retailer with over 225 locations throughout the U.S. Southeast, has announced the appointment of Harry Freed as its senior vice president of merchandising. In this role, Freed oversees all merchandising and e-commerce business functions across Pet Supermarket’s nationwide service areas and expanding online operations. He is part of the […]
Making Gaines Family Farmstead: A Legacy of Quality, Dedication & Passion for Pets
Gaines Family Farmstead is a name synonymous with high-quality, natural pet treats, and the company’s origin story is as remarkable as its dedication to excellence. Founded in 2016, Gaines Family Farmstead began with a simple yet ambitious goal: to create wholesome, natural treats that pets love. Dewar Gaines, Founder/CEO and the driving force behind the […]
Royal Canin North America Names Heather Pasquale General Manager, U.S. Vet Business Unit
Royal Canin, one of the billion-dollar brands of Mars, Inc., has introduced Heather Pasquale as the general manager of the U.S. Vet Business Unit for Royal Canin North America. Pasquale succeeds Jean-Lin Pelatan who was named general manager, Global Business-to-Business Platform at the Royal Canin global headquarters in Aimargues, France. She will serve as a […]
American Pride: 12 ‘Made in the USA’ Pet Brands to Keep on Your Radar
The shelves in pet stores have always been colorful, but it’s likely that customers are now seeing more red, white and blue this month. More than a trend, the “Made in the U.S.A.” phenomenon is not new to the industry, with many tracing its birth back to the melamine recalls of 2007. While the “Made in […]
Advocacy: The Path to Building Pet Brand Trust, Answering the Need for Validation of Truth
The top barrier to business growth faced by all pet brands is a characteristic hardwired into how humans operate on the path to purchase: Risk avoidance or fear of making a bad decision. It is pervasive and presents the most challenging obstacle brands must address to secure a lasting customer relationship. Yet this rarely finds […]
Blain’s Farm & Fleet Announces Upcoming Leadership Changes
Blain’s Farm & Fleet has announced the promotion of Mark Hasting to chief executive officer and president. Kim Treece will be promoted to chief stores officer. Jane Blain Gilbertson will take on a new role as executive chair of the board and will remain the sole owner of Blain’s Farm & Fleet and Blain Supply, […]
Sleepypod Unveils Crash Test Dummy Dogs to Test Efficacy of Car Safety Restraints
Sleepypod, a Pasadena-based company known for reinventing pet products through innovative design, today announces it has expanded its family of proprietary crash test pets with the addition of two next-generation crash test dogs. DASH 1.0 and DUKE 3.0 join nine crash test dogs and cats designed and built in-house by Sleepypod’s research and development team […]
Rural Lifestyle Retailer Tractor Supply Invests in Customer-Centric Pricing with Revionics’ AI Platform
Revionics, an Aptos Company and provider of retail pricing, promotion, markdown and advanced analytics solutions, recently announced that Tractor Supply Company has selected Revionics’ intelligent pricing platform to help scale its loyalty-enhancing pricing across its vast retail network. As the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the U.S., Tractor Supply operates more than 2,200 stores and has[...]
Pet King Brands Appoints Robert E. Devlin as Director of Veterinary Services
Pet King Brands, the pioneering leader of veterinarian-recommended enzymatic pet health products including ZYMOX Dermatology and Oratene Brushless Oral Care, recently announced Robert E. Devlin, DVM, MBA as the director of veterinary services. Devlin enters the role with a thorough understanding of the animal health market and a strong business development background with both a Doctor of Veter[...]
Tractor Supply’s Spring Paper Clover Campaign Raises Over $1.3M for 4-H Youth Nationwide
Tractor Supply Company, in partnership with National 4-H Council, recently announced its 2024 spring Paper Clover campaign raised over $1.3 million for 4-H youth nationwide, moving the fundraiser’s grand total significantly beyond the $20 million milestone achieved one year ago. “We are once again filled with gratitude and admiration for the way our local communities […]
