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Oct 2, 2023
For pet parents who are getting stretched to the limit paying to keep Fido and Kitty healthy, Walmart is hanging out its first “pet services” shingle to help make pet expenses more reasonable
The retailer’s first location is in Dallas Ga., right outside of Atlanta, where it will offer both veterinary care and grooming services.
The company says this notion has got some decent wind at its back. During the pandemic, pet ownership zoomed to the point where two-thirds of U.S. households now own a pet.
That means there are 23 million households that are expected to be spending $277 billion to take care of their pets by 2030. In normal times, this might not be a problem, but the price of pet products continues to rise faster than the rate of national inflation and many pet owners are feeling the brunt of the rising costs.
Full Article: https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/walmart-throws-pet-owners-a-bone-100223.html