THE MOST TRUSTED NAME IN THE PET INDUSTRY
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 27, 2020
NEWS AND INFORMATION FROM THE GLOBAL PET EXPO FLOOR AND CONFERENCE SEMINARS, ORLANDO, FLORIDA
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Scenes from the Show Floor
Overflowing with Opportunity
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Industry News
Global Pet Expo is once again proving why it’s the best place to observe all of the trends driving
the pet industry to new heights.
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BY MARK KALAYGIAN
Q&A: PIDA’s Celeste Powers
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The DCM Crisis by the Numbers
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A PIJAC Term Retrospective
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What Retailers Need to Know About
CBD Pet Supplements
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(Left): Ashley Kajcienski and Mark Watkins welcome attendees to the ZippyPaws booth; (Middle): The team at Multipet poses at the entrance of their booth;
The Three Wellness Trends
(Right): Drew Clark stands in front of one of Whitebridge’s displays.
Revolutionizing the Pet Industry
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5 Store Design Tips
ing signs of growth that can be observed on this year’s show floor
make it clear just how far the pet industry has come over the past
few decades.
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Dining Guide
There has never been a better time to be part of the pet industry. Poised to surpass the $100 billion mark for the first time, pet-related spending in the U.S. continues to grow by leaps and bounds year after year. That, of
course, provides businesses that cater to pet owners and their
animal companions a variety of opportunities to achieve a whole
new level of success—and those opportunities are clearly on
display here at Global Pet Expo 2020.
“Hitting $100 billion is incredible,” he says, noting that when he
started in this industry about 35 years ago, pet-related spend-
ing hadn’t even reached $20 billion. “You can see it in the size of
the show, which now covers more than 300,000 sq. ft., and the
amount of outside capital that is coming into the industry.”
To Chuck Latham, CEO of H&C Animal Health, the overwhelm-
“The pet industry is not only healthy, it’s actually booming,”
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