PetSmart® Hits Major Milestone by Opening 1,600th Store in North America, Now Also in all 50 U.S. States

1,600^th store in its expanding store footprint across North

America. The 1,600^th store opened its doors last week and is

located in El Paso, Texas, at 3790 Joe Battle Blvd. In addition, the

leading pet specialty retailer announced the opening of its Casper, Wyo.

store last month, marking PetSmart’s presence now in all 50 U.S. states.

The 1,600^th PetSmart store in El Paso features nearly 18,000

square feet of space and includes a Pinnacle Pet Nutrition Shop, which

is a new feature in all new PetSmart stores. The shops are about 550

square feet and offer 400-plus items across several brands, and an

expanded collection of pet food products featuring high-protein,

natural, grain-free, minimally processed and raw pet food. These pet

food types are the fastest growing in the overall pet food category, and

include brands such as Only Natural Pet®, a natural pet line that is

protein-first, sustainably produced, American-manufactured pet food, as

well as a line of supplements and other natural pet solutions.

“We are thrilled to celebrate this milestone with our associates and the

community of El Paso, Texas,” said Brian Amkraut, executive vice

president, store operations, services, supply chain and real estate, for

PetSmart. “At a time when the retail world is dramatically changing and

many retailers are closing stores, we are proud of our store expansion

efforts. We continue to focus on meeting the needs of pets and pet

parents alike, and a key element of that strategy includes expanding our

brick-and-mortar footprint to be the most convenient, best-in-class

retailer.”

Pet parents will find a comprehensive line of pet supply products at the

new El Paso store, as well as services such as pet training, adoption

services, and a full-service grooming salon where dogs and cats receive

hands-on care from stylists dedicated to making pets look and feel their

best.* All PetSmart groomers are academy trained and safety certified,

with PetSmart’s grooming graduates completing more than 800 hours of

hands-on instruction, including grooming 200 dogs under supervision.

To celebrate this milestone, PetSmart is having a grand opening event

this Sat., Dec. 2, starting with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 8:45 a.m.

Local media and pet parents are encouraged to attend and bring their

four-legged friends to join in the fun.

The first 100 shoppers to make a purchase will receive coupons worth

$30, and all customers will receive free giveaways such as T-shirts, pet

toys and free photos with their pets.**

*Services are subject to availability. See store for details.

**All

grand opening giveaways available while supplies last.

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 3,500 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 7.6 million

adoptions – more than any other brick-and-mortar organization. The

company’s portfolio of digital resources for pet parents includes

PetSmart.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.

Contacts

PetSmart Media Line

Erin Gray, 623-587-2177