PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PetSmart, Inc. today announced it opened 15 net new stores in the U.S.
and Canada for the fiscal quarter ending August 1, 2017. This adds to
the 18 new stores opened in the first quarter, bringing the year-to-date
total to 33.
In support of its goal to be the most convenient provider of products
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and services for pet parents, PetSmart opened new stores in the second
quarter in the following locations:
Aurora, Ontario
Barrie, Ontario
Benton, Ark.
Coralville, Iowa
Ellicott City, Md.
Franklin, Ind.
Glen Cove, N.Y.
Great Falls, Mont.
Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Sedalia, Mo.
Sioux Falls, S.D.
Spring, Texas
Sydney, Nova Scotia
Ypsilanti, Mich.
“We continue to focus on meeting the evolving needs of pets and pet
parents alike,” said Brian Amkraut, executive vice president of real
estate, strategy, store operations and services for PetSmart.
“Continuing to expand our brick-and-mortar footprint is an important
part of our strategy to be the most convenient, best-in-class pet
retailer.”
PetSmart now operates 1,556 stores in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico,
as well as 205 in-store PetSmart® PetsHotel® dog and cat boarding
facilities.
About PetSmart®
PetSmart, Inc. is the largest specialty pet retailer of services and
solutions for the lifetime needs of pets. At PetSmart, we love pets, and
we believe pets make us better people. Every day with every connection,
PetSmart’s passionate associates help bring pet parents closer to their
pets so they, together, can live more fulfilled lives. This vision
impacts everything we do for our customers, the way we support our
associates and how we give back to our communities. We employ
approximately 55,000 associates, operate more than 1,500 pet stores in
the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, as well as more than 200
in-store PetSmart® PetsHotel® dog and cat boarding facilities. PetSmart
provides a broad range of competitively priced pet food and products, as
well as pet-focused services such as dog training, pet grooming, pet
boarding, PetSmart® Doggie Day Camp® and pet adoption. PetSmart,
together with non-profits PetSmart Charities® and PetSmart Charities™ of
Canada, invite more than 3,000 animal welfare organizations to bring
adoptable pets into stores so they have the best chance possible of
finding a forever home. Through this in-store adoption program and other
signature events, PetSmart has facilitated more than 7.4 million
adoptions – more than any other brick-and-mortar organization. The
company’s portfolio of digital resources for pet parents includes
PetSmart.com, OnlyNaturalPet.com, petMD.com, Pawculture.com, AllPaws, an
online pet adoption platform that helps potential pet parents find the
perfect pet to adopt based on their home, family and lifestyle, as well
as BlogPaws, the world’s first pet blogger and influencer network.
Through these digital platforms, PetSmart offers the most comprehensive
online pet supplies and pet care information in the U.S. In celebration
of its 30th anniversary, PetSmart launched its Buy a Bag, Give a Meal™
program in March 2017. For every bag of cat or dog food purchased March
1 – Dec. 31, 2017, PetSmart will donate a meal to pets in need and
expects to donate more than 60 million meals in 2017*. In May 2017,
PetSmart acquired Chewy.com, a leading online retailer of pet food and
products in the U.S., which operates as an independent subsidiary.
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*Ends 12/31/17. 5 oz. dog food, 1.5 oz. cat food donated to PetSmart
Charities to feed dogs and cats in need. See details at
petsmart.com/giveameal. The actual number of meals donated is based on
dog and cat food bags sold. The meal donation estimate is based on
historic sales for similar time periods. No guaranteed amount. Rescue
Bank and Feeding America will help distribute a large portion of the pet
food donation in the U.S., while four large animal welfare agencies will
distribute it in Canada.
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