“As the media continues to beat the drum about America’s shrinking middle class, are we seeing a similar trend unfold in the retail world?Indications are that this may be the case. Consumers’ shopping habits are becoming increasingly polarized between high and low ends of the retail spectrum as the disparity between the economic situation of this country’s “haves” and “have-nots” grows larger. It is a trend that is being witnessed both in the broader retail…”
Editor's View
“Pet Business is aiming to set your heart aTwitter with a whole new approach to social media. As we have discussed time and time again in the pages of this magazine, social media has become a critical component to the way retailers do business today. But while most experts focus…”
“How are you still in business? Seriously, given all of competitive and economic forces working against the small, independent pet specialty retailer today, how can it be that you still have your store turning a profit month after month, when so many others have gone out of business?I’ll tell you…”
“Biodiversity–a term that refers to the variability of life forms in a given area—has long been used to measure ecological health; but could it also be used to gauge the long-term economic health of the pet industry?As you will read in this month’s cover story, many industry observers strongly feel…”
“It takes a special breed of business owner to start from scratch after a devastating tragedy. That is what Al Selmer, the owner of Selmer’s Pet Land in Huntington, N.Y., and subject of this month’s cover story, proved to be after a catastrophic fire destroyed his store in 1988. In…”