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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.
In September 2016, Tractor Supply acquired Petsense, a small-box specialty retailer of pet supplies primarily located in small and mid-size communities. [ 51 ] In February 2021, the company announced that it would acquire Orscheln Farm & Home for $297 million. [ 52 ]
Pet Supplies Plus (also styled Pet Supplies "Plus") is a privately held pet supply retailing corporation with a major presence in the US. [4] [5] It was founded in 1988 in Redford, Michigan in the United States.
Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. is an American pet retailer with corporate offices in San Diego and San Antonio.Petco sells pet food, products, and services, as well as certain types of live small animals.
Wag! was founded in 2015 in Los Angeles, California. [5] [6] In early 2018, Wag! raised $300 million in venture capital funds from Softbank.The company had previously raised $68 million in venture capital.
Petfinder operates the largest online pet adoption website serving all of North America. [2] [3] The company reports that it currently lists “more than 315,000 adoptable pets from nearly 14,000 animal shelters and rescue groups.” [2] A commercial enterprise founded in 1996, it is now owned by Nestlé Purina PetCare Company and reports that it has facilitated more than 22 million pet ...