International
No. 1 FIRST FOR PET RETAILERS IN PRINT AND ONLINE
Pet Product News
JANUARY 2017 $5 PETPRODUCTNEWS.COM
Our Retailer of the Year
partners discuss what’s
top-of-mind for the new year,
from superfoods, millennials
and focusing on nutrition to
sourcing, sustainable
practices, Internet encroachment and staying strong in
today’s hypercompetitive
world of pet retail. PAGE 18
ADVICE GOING FORWARD
The specter of ever-growing big-box stores as
well as heated competition from online sales and
more have led some independent pet retailers to
buy up other stores or bow out entirely. Find out
how the growth-strategy trend of buying rather
than building more stores might change the face
of the industry. PAGE 6
Merging, Moving
and Shaking
Inventory
Essentials 2017
Bank on big sales this year by stocking the
latest and greatest products from aquatic
supplies to dog and cat food to supplements
and everything in between. PAGE 20
AQUATIC EXPERIENCE—
CHICAGO 2016
Bigger than ever! Check out our
exclusive event coverage (Page 10)
TEMPTING TIDBITS FOR CATS
How to build a product selection that caters to
the tastes of finicky felines while generating
more rings at the register (Page 64)
UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES
What you need to know about the
simple dietary solutions that limited-ingredient diets can provide (Page 54)
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