Pet Supplies Plus

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]

Pet Supplies Plus
FormerlyPet Supplies "Plus"
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryRetail
FoundedJune 1988 (1988-06) (as Pet Supplies "Plus")
(Redford, Michigan,
United States)
Founder
  • 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 supplies
BrandsVarious
ServicesDog grooming, self serve dog wash, pet adoptions
RevenueIncrease$2 billion (2021[2])
Number of employees
3,000 (2021)
ParentFranchise Group (2021-Present)[3]
Websitewww.petsuppliesplus.com

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
  1. "Pet Supplies Plus | Own a Pet Supplies Plus Franchise". Pet Supplies Plus Franchise.
  2. "Pet Supplies Plus". Forbes.
  3. "Home". franchisegrp.com.
  4. "Pet Supplies Plus/USA Inc". Business Week. 2010-05-16. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
  5. "Industry Overview:Pet Stores". Hoover's. Retrieved 2010-05-23. Major companies include PetSmart, PETCO Animal Supplies Stores, Pet Supplies Plus, and Petland.
  6. "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.
  7. "About Us". Pet Supplies Plus. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
  8. McNulty, John (13 December 2018). "Pet Supplies Plus Switches Sponsors". Private Equity Professional. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  9. "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.
  10. Hotdish (26 January 2021). "Franchise Group Inc Acquires PSP". Pet Supplies Plus Franchise Opportunity.
  11. "Pet Supplies Plus Acquired for $700 Million".
  12. "Franchise Group, Inc. Closes on the Acquisition of Pet Supplies Plus". 10 March 2021.
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