Hi, my name is Brendan and today I will be talking about the business, Pet Valu. First, what is Pet Valu? With over 700 franchised sites across the nation, Pet Valu is the largest retailer of pet food and accessories in Canada. Pet Valu are passionate animal lovers and recognise that pets are a member of the family. For more than 40 years, the company has given pets what they require to have full, active lives. The warm, local shops provide a large range of pet meals, treats, toys, and accessories in addition to fully trained Animal Care Specialists who can help customers choose the best pet supplies at competitive prices. Pet valu is the parent company of stores including Bosley’s, Paulmac’s Pets, Tisol and Total Pet. Pet Valu also acquired …show more content…
Along with the new locations, Pet Valu plans to remodel stores, expand e-commerce, expand products and services and focus on innovation. It is important that stores are remodeled and renovated so that customers have the best experience while shopping “brick and mortar”. Ever since the pandemic, online stores have become more popular. Pet Valu plans to expand their e-commerce so that individuals without local stores can still shop online and buy products. Furthermore, Pet Valu is expanding the products and services they sell. Although the company sells a number of goods and services already, there are still others that could help the company and offer a variety of options for customers. Lastly, Pet Valu plans to innovate their stores overall. This means better service, accessibility, products, flexibility and more. In addition to all these plans, Pet Valu has also recently acquired the company Chico, which is the most popular pet retailer in Quebec. Prior to the acquisition, Pet Valu had stores all across Canada except for the province Quebec. However, now that Pet Valu acquired Chico, they are planning to operate over 700 specialty stores