Petsmarts Closing?

[moosmom]

We have one near BB&B and I'm not sure if it's gonna close or not. I think alot of the smaller stores are closing. At least that's the way it is in CT. Chalk it up to the economy.

What bothers me is all these empty buildings that could certainly house the homeless, or act as a temporary shelter. Breaks my heart to see these perfectly historic buildings get imploded for a parking lot.

Sorry, got off track for a minute there.

[pomtzu]

I haven't heard of any closing in this area. I certainly hope they don't.

We have a pet supply chain store with many stores here in DE and nearby Pa. One opened within this past year in a new shopping plaza not far from where I live. It's a huge superstore, however, I don't know how they stay in business. Their prices are outrageous, and the few times that I've been in there, there hasn't been another single customer in the store! Every time I drive by, there's never any cars parked in front either. I don't look for them to be open much longer. People just don't want to pay their prices, when they can drive 7 or 8 miles down the road and get the same thing at Petsmart for a whole lot less.

[Cinder & Smoke]

We have a pet supply chain store with many stores here in DE and nearby Pa.

It's a huge superstore, however, I don't know how they stay in business.
Their prices are outrageous,
and the few times that I've been in there,
there hasn't been another single customer in the store! ...

What's the NAME of this place?

[pomtzu]

What's the NAME of this place?

Well - I didn't want to bad-mouth them - but if you insist: it's

Concord Pet Foods & Supplies

Another thing about them - they advertise a certain product on their website, then you go to the store to purchase it, only to find out that they no longer carry it. Can't say that it's an intentional bait and switch, but if it's not available, then update your darn website!

[happylabs]

What bothers me is all these empty buildings that could certainly house the homeless, or act as a temporary shelter. Breaks my heart to see these perfectly historic buildings get imploded for a parking lot.

Sorry, got off track for a minute there.

It's okay. I agree.

We have a Petco closest to me about 30 minutes away. It is very expensive compared to prices at Walmart or Wegmans. The Petsmart is about 45 minutes away in another direction. I am not sure I have ever been in the Petsmart.

Reminds me of a funny one from Larry the Cable guy. "Is it Pets-mart or Pet-smart".

[krazyaboutkatz]

There used to be a Pets Supplies Plus but this closed down many years ago. I also loved their prices. It then turned into a Petco. There used to be another Petco very close to my work and they also closed down many years ago and became a jewelry store. I've never been a big fan of Petco but I was forced to shop at them because there weren't any other large chain pet stores around until Petsmarts finally started opening up.

I know that the economy is still very bad and it will take several years for things for things to be like they used to be. Hopefully only a few select Petsmart stores are closing and not the entire chain. There's also a Pet Club that has great prices but they're much further away from me so I don't shop there very often. There's also a Pet Food Express fairly close to me but they are a bit pricey but they do offer buy 3 get one free on many of their items and they do support shelters and rescue groups which I like.