Pets

Kriser’s Natural Pet Corporate Office

Kriser’s Natural Pet was founded by Brad Kriser in 1998. When a friend in Colorado showed Kriser the difference that a natural diet made to his 16-year-old dog, Kriser decided to open his own store and offer the same type of healthy eating to other pet owners.

Kriser opened his first store in Chicago, Illinois, in 2006. The company has now grown to 34 locations across 5 states. While many other pet stores are facing difficulties, Kriser’s Natural Pet continues to expand and grow, with a 5th store opening in the greater Houston, Texas area in late 2022.

The company offers grooming services, natural pet foods and treats of the highest quality, toys, leashes, and collars, along with creative training guides and training aids. Kriser’s offers only pet foods that are corn, wheat, soy, and by-product-free, non-irritating grooming products, along with other natural treats and pet supplies.

Kriser’s employs more than 200 people and had $10 million in revenue in 2014.

In March 2022, the company was named as one of the top 25 pet retailers in North America by Pet Magazine.

Kriser’s Natural Pet maintains a corporate office in Studio City, California.

Kriser's Natural Pet

History

Kriser’s employs more than 200 people and had $10 million in revenue in 2014.

In March 2022, the company was named as one of the top 25 pet retailers in North America by Pet Magazine.

Kriser’s Natural Pet maintains a corporate office in Studio City, California.

Concord Pet Food & Supply Corporate Office

Concord Pet Food & Supply, often called Concord Pet, began in 1978 when the Mutschler family began looking for an easier and less expensive way of feeding their horses. Larry Mutschler began by selling pet food, including horse feed, out of a mobile home on the family property. Mutschler opened his first retail location, a 1,000-square-foot building, on Concord Pike in Wilmington, Delaware, and thus began the name. Larry Mutschler was the only employee at first, but later added family members and a family friend as a partner. This building is still in use today as a warehouse for the company.

Today, Concord Pet has 28 locations between Malvern, Pennsylvania, and Seaford, Delaware. The company focuses on personalized attention such as carrying food bags to customer’s vehicles and offering expert advice on the proper feed and care of animals.

Concord Pet Food & Supply

History

PetLand Corporate Office

Petland was founded in Ohio by Ed Kunzelman in 1967. Today, the company has more than 250 stores in the U.S., Mexico, Japan, Canada, and South Africa. Petland has been valued at $50 million and has revenue in the U.S. , on average, of $3 million.

Petland is different from other pet stores as they state that they do not sell “puppy mill” dogs or cats. The company works together with local shelters and rescue centers for the adoption of dogs, cats, and other rescued animals. Under the “Adopt-A-Pet” program, which Petland initiated in 1998, the company says that hundreds of thousands of animals have been adopted into permanent, loving homes. All adopted animals are spayed or neutered and some locations offer micro-chipping as an extra safety measure.

While Petland claims to only sell pets from animal shelters, a report from the Humane Society stated that nearly every Petland store purchased puppies from puppy mills.

A lawsuit in 2020 showed that a customer who purchased a dog on credit would have paid nearly $26,000 in interest and financing charges.

The Humane Society accused Petland of using puppy mills in January 2023.

Petland maintains a corporate office in Chillicothe, Ohio.

Petland

History

While Petland claims to only sell pets from animal shelters, a report from the Humane Society stated that nearly every Petland store purchased puppies from puppy mills.

A lawsuit in 2020 showed that a customer who purchased a dog on credit would have paid nearly $26,000 in interest and financing charges.

The Humane Society accused Petland of using puppy mills in January 2023.

Petland maintains a corporate office in Chillicothe, Ohio.

Pet Pros Corporate Office

Pet Pros was founded in 1986 in Seattle, Washington. The company is now one of the largest, independently owned pet supply stores in the Pacific Northwest, with 24 locations. Several of the stores are family owned and operated, including the Las Vegas, Nevada, location as well as Haley Gardner, who owns another location in Washington.

Pet Pros offers personalized service and offers a wide range of pet food and pet care items including dog and cat food, small reptile and rodent food, bird seed and treats, collars, leashes, apparel for pets of all kinds, aquariums, heat lamps and heat rocks, thermometers, training and care books, pet beds, pet carriers, crates, treats, toys, bird accessories, and tropical fish accessories such as pumps, tubing, and filters, as well as aquarium decorations.

Pet Pros

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Pet Supermarket Corporate Office

Pet Supermarket was founded in 1973 and has headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The company’s original name was Pet Circus, which was changed to its current name in 1986. The company has more than 127 stores across the U.S.

Pet Supermarket offers a wide range of pet supplies including dog, cat, bird, small mammal and reptile foods, aquariums, bird cages, dog crates and carriers, cat carriers, vitamins, dental care products, treats, collars, leashes, training and care guidebooks, aquarium decorations, heaters, thermometers, air pumps, tubing, turtle food and habitats, reptile habitats and heating elements, as well as pet adoption services.

The company has 1,400 employees and had annual revenue in 2012 of $213 million. Pet Supermarket strives to be different from other pet stores by offering sound advice from employees who actually own the animals sold so they can provide their own experience and offer helpful solutions to common problems.

Pet Supermarket