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Lowe's + Petco Store-In- Store Set For Launch
By RTTNews Staff Writer
Home improve- ment company Lowe's and pet retailer Petco Health and Wellness Co. are set to launch a pilot store-in-store program whereby a total home solu- tion will be offered to customers by bringing home improvement as well as pet care products, services and expertise together under one roof.
This "one-of-a- kind specialty retail partnership" brings Petco shops to select Lowe's locations to offer customers trusted products, services and expertise for both home and pets in one, convenient stop at select Lowe's locations.
"Bringing Petco's pet care expert- ise, high-quality products, and vet- erinary and grooming services to Lowe's helps make it easier
than ever to cre- ate healthy, happy homes for pet parents and the pets they love," said Nick Konat, Petco's chief mer- chandising officer.
The first Lowe's + Petco store-in- store concept is expected to open at Lowe's Alamo Ranch, Texas location in early February. The company also plans to expand to 14 additional
Lowe's locations in Texas, North Carolina, and South Carolina by the end of March 2022.
These Lowe's + Petco locations will offer pet par- ents a curated assortment of Petco's high-qual- ity pet nutrition as well as health and wellness supplies and services, including Petco's beloved owned brands like
WholeHearted, EveryYay, Youly, Leaps & Bounds and So Phresh, as well as a vari- ety of popular national brands.
This will add to Lowe's existing "pets welcome" atmosphere and selection of pet- friendly products such as STAIN- MASTER PetProtect carpet, dog beds, dog doors and clean- ing supplies.
All these products from Petco will also be available to purchase in store or on Lowes.com to be picked up curb- side, in contact- less pickup lock- ers or at the Customer Service desk at Lowe's pilot locations at no additional cost.
Lowe's + Petco locations are also expected to offer a selection of
Petco's pet serv- ices, including Vetco vaccination clinics, microchip- ping, prescription pest prevention, and mobile grooming at select times and locations.
Lowe's is also looking to staff these Lowe's + Petco pilot loca- tions with knowl- edgeable Petco employees during peak hours to offer pet-focused guidance along- side Lowe's asso- ciates' advice on home improve- ment projects.
According to a recent online sur- vey conducted by TRUE Global Intelligence on behalf of Lowe's, more than 11 mil- lion new pets entered U.S. homes since the start of the pan- demic, with 67 percent of respondents hav- ing found their greatest comfort in their pets while nearly half found that comfort in their homes.
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