Pet Food Experts serves more than 6,200 independently owned pet retail stores.
Q3 2023 saw inventories shrink while sales grew.
The top gifts include candy, greeting cards, flowers, an evening out, jewelry, clothing and gift cards.
Additionally, retailers are decreasing in-store staff fulfillment services.
Roughly 1000 full-time employees will be affected.
The transaction is expected to close by the end of January.
Millennials, boomers and Gen X more likely to use a traditional checkout aisle or counter.
Customer service and supply chain management also on the list for AI investment.
Survey also shows heightened competitive intensity and greater consumer scrutiny will continue into 2024.
But prices on many tech products will fall, thanks to sector’s deflationary nature.
Louisville locale to be followed by at least five others
Medications will be available for a wide range of animals, including dogs, cats, horses, livestock and birds.
Automation shifting from optional to operational necessity.
Full-year sales for 2023 also up from a year earlier.
Roscoe’s offers 24/7/365 supervised dog daycare, sleepovers and grooming services.
Though sector’s overall jobs increased by 17,000, department stores shed 13,000 posts.
New index signals increased employee attrition.
Better your business by putting these pet industry gatherings on your calendar this year.
Consumers were ‘deliberate’ during period, Mastercard survey shows.
Overall return rate is higher for online retailers
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