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  • It’s official: Pet supplies giant acquires fast-growing online rival

    PetSmart has been setting the stage to accelerate its digital offerings. Now it can.  

  • Study: More pet owners are shopping online

    Online retailing is changing the game for pet parents.   Specifically, 40% of pet owners are opting to buy pet products online, up from 37% the previous year, and notably higher than results from 2014, according to U.S. Pet Market Outlook, 2017-2018. The report, from research firm Packaged Facts, highlights mergers and acquisitions, retail channel trends, and pet owner demographics and spending habits.  

  • PetSmart acquires fast-growing online rival

    PetSmart has beefed up its digital offerings with the acquisition of the leading online retailer of pet food and products.   The chain said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Chewy, which was founded in 2011 and offers a wide selection of products for pets, ranging from cats and dogs to horses. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of PetSmart’s second fiscal quarter of 2017.  
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