Pet Commerce news and trends

Wielding Cuddle Power To Affect Retail
Retail // March 25, 2016

As National Puppy Day just celebrated its tenth anniversary, it brought to light how retailers getting into step with changing consumer perspectives can not only be beneficial in terms of public relations, it can also provide a stronger connection to long-term revenue.

Dog Commerce: The Multibillion-Dollar Industry
Cool // August 21, 2015

How much is Fido worth to an average American family? Well, if you look at how much consumers shell out for their pooches every year, it seems those pups are supporting an entire sector of commerce on their own. Yes, dog commerce is very much...

The Money Pets
Hmmm // July 23, 2015

Could you put a price on how much you love your animal companion (or two or three)? It’s unlikely that you could, if the booming pet industry is any indication. The human inclination to treat pets like family members is paying big dividends -- and...

Interviews & Exclusives
Putting A Price On Puppy Love

July 14, 2018
Here at PYMNTS, we see it all, often in the form of press releases – most of which claim to be the next big thing in retail, commerce and financial services. These days, those ideas are often associated with crypto. But this week, the press release that we thought was pretty cool was from startup Bristly, letting us know that they […]