February 26, 2016

Pet Valu Acquires Tisol Pet Nutrition

Pet Valu has acquired Tisol Pet Nutrition & Supply. Tisol, which was founded in 1974, has nine locations throughout the Lower Mainland, including Burnaby, Richmond, Langley, South Surrey and three […]

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February 26, 2016

Petco Changes Unleashed Merchandising Structure

Petco officials are merging merchandise responsibility of their Unleashed by Petco store locations to staff within the corporate merchandising structure. There are currently more than 120 Unleashed by Petco locations […]

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February 26, 2016

Acosta acquires The Pet Firm

Acosta Sales & Marketing has signed a definitive agreement to acquire The Pet Firm. The deal is anticipated to be finalized later this month. “The Pet Firm’s passion for animals […]

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February 26, 2016

CVC Capital and Canada Pension Plan acquire Petco for $4.6 billion

Petco Animal Supplies has been acquired by CVC Capital Partners and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in a $4.6 billion deal. The acquisition is expected to close in early 2016. […]

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February 26, 2016

WellPet announces Sojos acquisition

WellPet, a leading natural pet food manufacturer, announced today it has acquired Sojos, the Minneapolis-based raw pet food and gourmet treats manufacturer. “Ward and Maggie Johnson have built one of […]

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February 26, 2016

Pet Valu completes 1st acquisition of 2016

Pet Valu has acquired Total Pet, a pet specialty retailer with 18 locations spread across British Columbia.        Total Pet stores carry pet consumables and supplies for companion animals along with […]

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February 26, 2016

Greenhawk Equine acquires Bark & Fitz

Greenhawk Equine officials announced the company has acquired Bark & Fitz, a pet specialty retailer with locations throughout Ontario. Bark & Fitz leaders quietly shuttered the company and its website […]

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February 26, 2016

Pet Food Experts ends partnership with Nestle Purina Pet Care

Pet Food Experts has ended its distribution relationship with Nestle Purina Pet Care. Officials from Pet Food Experts announced the company ended its partnership with Nestle Purina in New York […]

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February 26, 2016

What to Expect at the 2015 Global Pet Expo: Oxbow Animal Health

Lucas Stock, communications manager for Oxbow Animal Health, shares his insights on what retailers can expect from Oxbow Animal Health at the Global Pet Expo. In addition to how the […]

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February 26, 2016

Pet Valu Acquires Jack’s Pet

Pet Valu acquired Jack’s Pet and its commerce business, PetSolutions. Pet Valu is a leading pet specialty retailer in North America with 450 stores in Canada and 150 stores in […]

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