Pet Valu Opens in New Canaan

From Pet Valu: Pet Valu, a specialty retailer of premium pet foods and accessories, officially opens its 300th U.S. store this Saturday, December 17 in New Canaan, CT. Since its first store opening in the U.S., Pet Valu has become one of the largest pet retail operations in North America. The milestone is especially significant given that Pet Valu’s footprint is currently limited to the Northeast and Midwest, operating in only 12 states.

“The success of Pet Valu as a whole is a testament to the individual relationships that our stores are forming in their communities each and every day,” said Joe Dent, vice president and U.S. general manager for Pet Valu. “We are strongly committed to remaining the friendly, neighborhood pet store where our Pet Experts are on a first-name basis with customers and their pets. So whether it’s the thirtieth or three-hundredth store, we treat each opening like it’s the first at the community level.”

Pet Valu also credits its success to its partnerships with animal shelters, adoption services and welfare groups, as part of the company’s mission is to help local pets in need. Each store partners with at least one local animal welfare organization. The new Pet Valu store in New Canaan is partnering with Strays and Others, which has helped facilitate adoptions for homeless pets for over 20 years.

“One of the biggest things to celebrate with each new Pet Valu store is that it helps us raise more awareness and donations for the animal causes we support,” said Dent. “Each year, our fundraising results increase as more and more customers take advantage of the campaigns our stores offer to help local animals in need. We’re lucky to have one of the most generous and big-hearted customer bases in the U.S.”

Demonstrative of its year-over-year success with animal causes, Pet Valu’s recent Thanks for Giving fundraiser in November raised a total of $178,165 for local animal shelters, marking a $40,000 increase over what was raised in 2015. Likewise, Pet Valu’s other fundraising activities – including America’s VetDogs, Patriotic Pets (U.S. War Dogs), Come Clean for Cancer, adoption weekends and litter drives – saw significant increases in donations. Fundraising efforts totaled $1.9 million for 2016.

For more information about Pet Valu’s 300th store in New Canaan, CT, fundraising activities or the brand in general, please contact Kristen Zatina or Leanna Bernhard at (kristen@profilespr.com,leanna@profilespr.com or #410-243-3790) or visit Pet Valu’s website at http://us.petvalu.com/.

ABOUT PET VALU:

Pet Valu is a specialty retailer of premium pet food, treats, toys and accessories. Their pet-friendly stores offer over 7,000 products including holistic and premium brands of pet foods and treats as well as a wide selection of essential and innovative pet supplies to suit every budget. Chain-wide, Pet Valu is dedicated to helping local pets in need and by partnering with local shelters, rescues and charities through national donation drives and fundraising campaigns. Pet Valu employees are Pet Experts and pet lovers, too.

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