Petco to Unveil Four New Stores in August

Pet specialty retailer will celebrate the grand opening and re-opening of four stores, including one new location, one remodeled store and two store relocations

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Aug 02, 2016, 06:00 ET

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- In keeping up with its fast-paced 2016 growth plan, which includes 31 new Petco stores and one new Unleashed by Petco store year-to-date, Petco, a leading specialty retailer of premium pet food, supplies and services, will open one new Petco store in West Virginia in August. In addition to the new store, the company will also re-open one remodeled store in California and two relocated stores in Texas and in New Jersey this month.

Petco stores provide a one-stop shopping experience where pet parents can purchase anything from pet food to toys and apparel, while addressing the holistic health needs of pets via the grooming salon, dog training area and in-store Vetco clinics.

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

This month, one new store will celebrate its grand opening in West Virginia on August 26–28:

Teays Valley located at 102 Liberty Square Shopping Center, Hurricane, WV 25526

One California store will celebrate a recent remodel with a grand re-opening celebration on August 26–28 and its Wellness Weekend on September 10-11.

Bakersfield located at 8220 Rosedale Hwy., Bakersfield, CA 93312

Two stores will be relocated and celebrate their grand re-openings on August 26–28 and their Wellness Weekend on September 10-11.

Humblewood located at 19615 Hwy. 59, Humble, TX 77338
Eatontown located at 231 Hwy. 35, Eatontown, NJ 07724

People and pets are invited to attend the grand opening festivities taking place at each store, followed by a special Wellness Center celebration two weekends later. Wellness centers offer pet parents convenient and affordable pet wellness and vaccination services inside select Petco and Unleashed by Petco stores. 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 1,450 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 $167 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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