14 – PETCO Develops Successful Stakeholder Relationships What are the ethical risks associated with selling pet and pet products in a retail environment? Pets are such a strong emotional attachment for many‚ assessing risk of accusations in the pet retail businesses especially important. ▪ Storage of the animals ▪ The care of the animals while being sold at PETCO ▪ Animals could become infected with disease from humans ▪ Animal Neglect How has PETCO managed
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“PetSmart Inc. is an American retail chain operating in the United States‚ Canada‚ and Puerto Rico engaged in the sale of specialty pet supplies and services such as grooming and dog training‚ cat and dog boarding facilities‚ and daycare. PetSmart also offers a varied selection of animals for sale and adoption such as birds‚ fish‚ amphibians‚ reptiles‚ and several breeds of small animals like guinea pigs‚ chinchillas‚ gerbils‚ hamsters‚ and mice.” (PetSmart.‚ 2017) PetSmart operates under the strategic
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its revenue goal. The Answer Yorktown Technologies needs to gain focus on the distribution of their product in order to gain further positive attention and increase their numbers. They must develop a relationship with a reputable pet sales company‚ PetSmart. They now have contracts with freshwater distributors (5-D Tropical and Segrest Farms) who have distribution channels in place to major chain stores. Yorktown should also focus on creating a strategic marketing plan through online media. This will
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The company I decided to use for this discussion is PetSmart. PetSmart is focusing on four different areas of business to reduce their footprint and increase efficiency Energy Reduce energy use in all PetSmart stores‚ upgrading and recycling 153 store HVAC units they prevented 804 metric tons of CO2 emissions. Water reduce consumption in all stores introduce low-flow toilets‚ reducing the fish systems‚ introducing repositories to re-circulate water through the fish system Recycling- working towards
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Animal Cruelty in Today’s Society PetSmart For a company that claims to be "pet smart"‚ petSmart has not been making intelligent choices for its’ pet care. During a local undercover investigation by PETA‚ more than a hundred cases of small animals being deprived of necessary veterinary attention were documented. These small animals included lizards‚ birds‚ hamsters‚ and more. When PETA officials wrote an e-mail to a PetSmart executive‚ Bruce Richardson‚ he replied with "This particular store
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Company Profile PetSmart Inc. is one the largest pet retailer of services and solutions for the lifetime needs of pets‚ employing almost 53‚000 employees worldwide and operate 1‚352 stores and 200 in-store PetSmart‚ PetsHotels dog and cat boarding facilities in the United States‚ Canada and Puerto Rico. Jim and Janice Dougherty‚ incorporated the pet superstore concept as Pacific Coast Distributing‚ Inc. in 1986. The first two stores‚ originally called PetFood Warehouse‚ open in Arizona in 1987. In
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economic success. Its products and services should be well received and its reputation will promote good will‚ which translates into ongoing support in the community and in the marketplace. Three such organizations that promote social responsibility are PETCO‚ Home Depot and New Belgium Brewing Company. PETCO’s code of ethics established a corporate culture that would foster social responsibility. The code of ethics addresses all areas of organizational risks associated with “human resources‚ conflicts
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Breeder’s Own Pet Foods‚ Inc. Case AnalysisEtienne MepriseBellevue UniversityMBA652: Marketing StrategyDr. Doug Brown12/3/2013Breeder’s Own Pet Foods‚ Inc. Case AnalysisCase RecapBreeder’s Own Pet Foods‚ Inc. sees a growth opportunity in the retail dog food market for its nutritionally balanced‚ high quality dog food brand Breeder’s Mix‚ which has been traditionally sold to the show dog kennel market. The dog food consists of 85% fresh meat and 15% high quality fortified cereal with no additives
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giving an animal a home‚ getting your animal sprayed or neutered‚ volunteering your time to animal shelters‚ or donating to your local petsmart store. Ending device: “If animals could speak‚ the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much.” –Mark Twain Bibliography: "Petsmart Charities." Petsmart Charities. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 05 Nov. 2014. "These Numbers Tell the Story. Together We Can Create a Happier Ending." BISSELL Pet Foundation
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Gwen Stefani’s Harajuku line is going to the dogs - but in a good way! Stefani’s clothing line isn’t just limited to Harajuku girls. Petco recently announced that the company is partnering with Gwen Stefani’s clothing line and is ready to dress puppies. Thanks to Gwen Stefani‚ your dog can be a Harajuku Lover‚ too! Cute canines can get cuter with the latest collection. The collection features emoji bandanas‚ donut squeaky toys‚ and even fedora hats. This line will make your dog very fashion-forward
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