Petco to Unveil 15 New Stores in April

Pet specialty retailer will celebrate the grand opening and re-opening of 15 stores, including seven new locations, one expanded store and seven remodeled stores in April

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Apr 07, 2016, 06:05 ET

SAN DIEGO, April 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- In keeping with its fast-paced 2016 growth plan, which includes 20 new store openings year-to-date, Petco, a leading specialty retailer of premium pet food, supplies and services, will open seven new Petco stores across the country in April. In addition to the seven new stores, the company is also expanding one location to accommodate growth in Swampscott, Mass., and remodeling seven stores in San Antonio.

Each new and remodeled store will offer pet parents and their pets dog training areas, adoption centers, grooming salons and modern Wellness Centers. The stores will continue to offer a wide selection of private label offerings as well as branded products sold only at Petco, including the exclusive Dr. Seuss and Star Wars Pet Fan Collections.

This month, seven new stores will celebrate grand openings:

Bronx Gun-Hill located at 1750 E. Gun Hill Road, Bronx, NY 10469
- Grand Opening Weekend: April 1-April 3
Grandview located at 12124 15^th Street, Grandview, MO 64030
- Grand Opening Weekend: April 1-April 3
- Wellness Weekend: April 9-April 10
Roanoke West located at 1419 Towne Square Blvd. Roanoke, VA 24019
- Grand Opening Weekend: April 15-April 17
Dover located at 1574 N. Dupont Hwy. Dover, DE 19901
- Grand Opening Weekend: April 15-April 17
- Wellness Weekend: April 23-April 24
Los Angeles-Beverly Blvd. located at 8161 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90048
- Grand Opening Weekend: April 22-April 24
Willowbrook located at 6300 Robert Kingery Hwy. Willowbrook, IL 60527
- Grand Opening Weekend: April 29-May 1
- Wellness Weekend: May 7-May 8
Rochester located at 120 Market Place Blvd. Rochester, NH 03867
- Grand Opening Weekend: April 29-May 1
- Wellness Weekend: May 7-May 8

One store will be expanded and celebrate a grand re-opening on April 22-April 24:

Swampscott located at 419 Paradise Road, Swampscott, MA 01907

Seven San Antonio stores will celebrate recent remodels with grand re-opening celebrations on April 29-May 1 and their Wellness Center Weekend on May 7-May 8:

Stone Oak located at 23014 U.S. Hwy. 281 N. San Antonio, TX 78258
Ingram located at 3001 N.W. Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 78238
Southeast Military located at 3143 S.E. Military Drive, San Antonio, TX 78223
San Pedro located at 125 N.W. Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 78216 – no Wellness Center Weekend
De Zavala located at 12651 Vance Jackson Road, San Antonio, TX 78230
San Antonio Northwest located at 11398 Bandera Road, San Antonio, TX 78250
Austin Highway located at 1211 Austin Hwy. San Antonio, 78209

The retail locations now offer a one-stop shopping experience where pet parents and their companions can purchase anything from pet food to toys and apparel, while also addressing the holistic health needs of pets via the grooming salon and in-store Vetco clinics in the new Wellness Centers. In addition, newly added in-store habitats for adoptable pets will enhance Petco's monthly in-store adoption events for pet parents looking to give a furry friend a forever home.

People and pets are invited to attend the grand opening festivities taking place at each store, followed by a special Wellness Center celebration the following weekend. Grand opening activities include ribbon cutting ceremonies, as well as in-store adoption events and special offers for Pals Rewards customers.

For more information about the grand opening activities for these stores, visit, petco.com/storelocator.

For additional information on visit www.petco.com, Facebook.com/Petco, Twitter.com/Petco and Instagram.com/Petco.

About Petco and the Petco Foundation
With more than 50 years of service to pet parents, Petco is a leading pet specialty retailer that focuses on nurturing powerful relationships between people and pets. We do this by providing the products, services, advice and experiences that keep pets physically fit, mentally alert, socially engaged and emotionally happy. Everything we do is guided by our vision for Healthier Pets. Happier People. Better World. We operate more than 1,430 Petco locations across the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico, including more than 115 Unleashed by Petco locations, a smaller format neighborhood shop; prescription services and pet supplies from the leading veterinary-operated pet product supplier, Drs. Foster & Smith; and petco.com. The Petco Foundation, an independent nonprofit organization, has invested more than $135 million since it was created in 1999 to help promote and improve the welfare of companion animals. In conjunction with the Foundation, we work with and support thousands of local animal welfare groups across the country and, through in-store adoption events, help find homes for more than 400,000 animals every year.

Megan Oxford, [email protected]

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