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Pet Supplies Plus

Pet supply retailing corporation

Jack Berry
Harry Shallop

Headquarters

Livonia, Michigan

U.S.

Number of locations

560^[1] (2021)

Area served

United States

Key people

Chris Rowland (CEO)ProductsPet food and suppliesBrandsVariousServicesDog grooming, self serve dog wash, pet adoptionsRevenue

$2 billion (2021^[2])

Number of employees

3,000 (2021)ParentFranchise Group (2021-present)^[3]Websitewww.petsuppliesplus.com

Pet Supplies Plus (also styled Pet Supplies "Plus"), founded in 1988 in Redford, Michigan in the United States, is a privately held pet supply retailing corporation with a major presence in the US.^[4]^[5] As of 2005, it was the third largest specialty pet food retailer in the US.^[6] The company began adding franchise locations in the Midwest, expanding into the northeastern and southern states during the late 1990s.^[6] As of May 2023, Pet Supplies Plus store locations consisted of over 720 stores in 36 states. Pet Supplies Plus has in-house pet food brands such as Redford Naturals.^[7]

History

Pet Supplies Plus was founded in 1988 by Harry Shallop and Jack Berry, in Redford, Michigan.^[8]

In December 2018, Pet Supplies Plus was acquired by Sentinel Capital Partners.^[9]

In January 2021, the Franchise Group, Inc., announced it was acquiring Pet Supplies Plus,^[10]^[11] and the deal was closed on March 10, 2021.^[12]

References

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^ "Pet Supplies Plus/USA Inc". Business Week. 2010-05-16. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
^ "Industry Overview:Pet Stores". Hoover's. Retrieved 2010-05-23. Major companies include PetSmart, PETCO Animal Supplies Stores, Pet Supplies Plus, and Petland.
^ ^a ^b "With the big dogs; Pet Supplies Plus grows to third-largest pet food specialist". Crain's Detroit Business (Crain Communications). 2005-12-05. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
^ "About Us". Pet Supplies Plus. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
^ McNulty, John (13 December 2018). "Pet Supplies Plus Switches Sponsors". Private Equity Professional. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
^ "Pet Supplies Plus Acquired by Private Equity Firm". Pet Product News. December 13, 2018. Archived from the original on March 10, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
^ Hotdish (26 January 2021). "Franchise Group Inc Acquires PSP". Pet Supplies Plus Franchise Opportunity.
^ "Pet Supplies Plus Acquired for $700 Million".
^ Kaminsky, Andrew F. (10 March 2021). "Franchise Group, Inc. Closes on the Acquisition of Pet Supplies Plus". Globe Newswire.