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PetSmart is originally started as Pet Food Warehouse in 1986. The initial two stores opened their doors in 1987 in Phoenix. Jim and Janice Dougherty conceived the idea of a chain of discount pet-food warehouses, and, with the initial financial backing of Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation, incorporated under the name Pacific Coast Distributing in 1986.
PetSmart Charities National Adoption Week is July 15-21. “We are the leading funder of animal welfare in the U.S.,” Diane Meehl, manager/public relations, said in an email.
George A. McManus Jr. (1930–2024), member of the Michigan Senate; James T. Milliken (1882–1952), mayor of Traverse City and member of the Michigan Senate; James W. Milliken (1848–1908), member of the Michigan Senate; William Milliken (1922–2019), 44th and longest-serving Governor of Michigan [15]
Pet Supplies Plus was founded in 1988 by Harry Shallop and Jack Berry, in Redford, Michigan. [8] In December 2018, Pet Supplies Plus was acquired by Sentinel Capital Partners. [9] In January 2021, the Franchise Group, Inc., announced it was acquiring Pet Supplies Plus, [10] [11] and the deal was closed on March 10, 2021. [12]
Traverse City is the largest city in Northern Michigan. Traverse City is at the head of the East and West arms of Grand Traverse Bay, a 32-mile-long (51 km) bay of Lake Michigan. Grand Traverse Bay is divided into arms by the 18-mile-long (29 km) Old Mission Peninsula, which is attached at its base to Traverse City.
For Pets.com, it designed a doglike sock puppet that carried a microphone in its paw. [22] The puppet, performed by Michael Ian Black (an alumnus of MTV's surrealist comedy sketch show The State), was a simple sock puppet with button eyes, flailing arms, a watch for a collar, and a stick microphone emblazoned with "pets.com".
Grand Traverse Mall is an enclosed shopping mall serving Traverse City, Michigan, located in Garfield Township. Opened in 1992, the mall features four anchor stores: JCPenney, Target, Dunham's Sports, and Macy's. It is managed by Brookfield Properties, the successor of its original developer General Growth Properties.
PetSmart Charities fund spay and neuter programs to reduce the number of feral or unwanted animals. [21] [22] It also funds animal rescue operations that transfer animals to adoption shelters. [23] Most PetSmart locations have an adoption center to house animals from local animal welfare organizations.