Pet Products news and trends

Petco Steps Up Value After Being Blindsided by Deal-Seeking Consumers
Earnings // March 13, 2024

As shoppers continue to manage their budgets amid years of financial challenges, Petco has found itself caught unaware by the extent of pet parents’ pull back, especially since this demographic was so reluctant to cut back in the first place. On a call with analysts...

True Religion Takes Fashion to the Catwalk — Literally
Retail // January 10, 2024

Once seen as a symbol of luxury and style, True Religion soared to fame in the early 2000s with its unique horseshoe logo and fancy stitching on back pockets. Loved by celebrities and fashion fans, it was the go-to brand for high-end denim. But after...

Chewy Launches Vet Service as Consumers Keep Spending on Pets
Retail // December 14, 2023

Pet products retailer Chewy is launching “Chewy Vet Care,” a network of pet health practices. The first of these veterinary practices will open in South Florida in early 2024, with more to come as the year goes on, offering services including routine appointments, urgent care and surgery, the company...

Petco Aims to Be the Go-to Retailer for All Things Pets
Earnings // November 29, 2023

As every retailer looks to define what value means to their customer, pet health and wellness company Petco is finding that offering pet parents solutions tailored to meet the standards they have for caring for their pets is the driving force in reaching its core...

Interviews & Exclusives
True Religion Takes Fashion to the Catwalk — Literally

January 10, 2024
Once seen as a symbol of luxury and style, True Religion soared to fame in the early 2000s with its unique horseshoe logo and fancy stitching on back pockets. Loved by celebrities and fashion fans, it was the go-to brand for high-end denim. But after a while, the hype dwindled, leading to True Religion filing […]

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,...

Quick Reads
Walmart Adds Pawp’s Telehealth Service for Pets to Membership Program

May 22, 2024
Walmart Adds Pawp’s Telehealth Service for Pets to Membership Subscribers to the Walmart+ membership program now have free, unlimited access to Pawp’s telehealth service for pet owners. Walmart’s introduction of this benefit comes after a pilot program in which Pawp became Walmart+’s most successful limited-time offer of 2023, the retailer said in a Wednesday (May […]

Chewy Launches Vet Service as Consumers Keep Spending on Pets

December 14, 2023
Pet products retailer Chewy is launching “Chewy Vet Care,” a network of pet health practices. The first of these veterinary practices will open in South Florida in early 2024, with more to come as...

Are Pet Parents Finally Starting to Trade Down on Food?

September 12, 2023
Are America’s dog and cat owners beginning to switch to cheaper pet foods? The grocery trade-down wave has been underway for months as inflation continues, but pet products managed to avoid that...

Pet Category Sales Soar At Amazon

August 30, 2017
Americans love their pets — and really love spending money on their furry companions. If there was any doubt about that, the latest results from Amazon, where pet product category sales...