Owning a Petland store is an exhilarating and rewarding experience. Bringing people and animals together and helping them with all of their needs is like no other business. Owning a Petland store also offers you many advantages:
The Petland Corporation has 45 years of experience supporting franchisees in operating our specialty pet retail stores. Franchisee support includes assistance with the initial site selection and lease negotiations, the store design process, construction, merchandising, and supply-chain resources for pets and pet merchandise. We have extensive training programs, marketing and advertising support and financial services to provide accurate and timely guidance for Petland franchisees to reach their full potential.
Petland consistently ranks as one of the top 500 franchises in the United States!
Petland defines its sales team members as Pet Counselors. Our comprehensive training resources are the key to developing a team of Pet Counselors who educate and inform our customers. This focus on providing a Petland pet experience with personal service in a fun, positive pet focused environment is the key factor in Petland stores achieving remarkable sales per square foot and exceptional margins on the sales of specialty products.
Our focus on differentiating our stores from the other pet retail stores through our Pet Counselors not only drives our sales and our margins; it endears our customers to Petland. This focus on delivering a unique and positive pet experience we call "retailtainment" drives traffic to our stores, generates tremendous word of mouth marketing and the opportunity to generate a great return on investment.
65% of households in the United States have one or more pets according to The American Pet Product Association. Forecasts indicate the pet industry will generate over $55 billion in the U.S. alone this year. The Petland business model has proven sustainable through many different economic conditions as many people consider their pet as part of the family and will spend accordingly. Pets appeal to almost everyone, not just a limited demographic, which is unique in retail.