SheepOfBlue
Premium Member
And yet no pictures of pups in the store..... 
Thinking about opening a pet store....yes, seriously!
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MaraAraLara
Forums Enthusiast
Wishing you the very best of luck! 
Sounds like a great idea. I live in Ireland so I'm not sure my input will be useful for your consumer research.
Sounds like a great idea. I live in Ireland so I'm not sure my input will be useful for your consumer research.
Chris
Premium Member
I know I speak for all your Forum Friends when I say how very proud of you we all are!
Now please post some pictures so Sheep will stop griping.
Now please post some pictures so Sheep will stop griping.
Silaria
Forums Sage
Congratulations on your success, Barb. I admire your bravery to take this chance, I don't know if I'd be able to do it. I hope you continue to see great success in your store.
BarbV
Forums Celebrity
Truly, it ended up a no brainer. I have exceeded by business projections by about 15%.
My success is due to excellent, well trained, long term and well paid staff. Community involvement, and a really nice looking store that is conducive to weekend events.....
And of course, I use many of your ideas too. We have our Santa event this Sunday.....I will send photos of Indy and Callan....and of course, our events always give 100% of proceeds to rescues. My store, I'm proud to say, is a favourite of the rescues because we just do events to wel.
Again, I just want to thank everyone who input 4 years ago with their ideas.
My success is due to excellent, well trained, long term and well paid staff. Community involvement, and a really nice looking store that is conducive to weekend events.....
And of course, I use many of your ideas too. We have our Santa event this Sunday.....I will send photos of Indy and Callan....and of course, our events always give 100% of proceeds to rescues. My store, I'm proud to say, is a favourite of the rescues because we just do events to wel.
Again, I just want to thank everyone who input 4 years ago with their ideas.
Emmasmom
Forums Sage
The stores you are a part of, Barb, really take care of the animals and their owners. My local one is just super - very knowledgeable, remember the names of all my four pets, care what they are fed. Very professional. They also do a lot of fundraising and sponsor kittens to adopt in store.
I would be lost without mine. Congratulations on being part of such a great group.
I would be lost without mine. Congratulations on being part of such a great group.
BarbV
Forums Celebrity
Yes, Emmasmom
This is why I chose this franchise. And why I invest in my staff. I have a disabled customer that calls the store in advance with her order and gives her credit card info to my manager to process the sale. Now THAT is trust!
It's been an amazing journey, and I'm still learning and adapting to the changing world of the pet industry. But the one thing that never changes is customer is always no. 1.
This is why I chose this franchise. And why I invest in my staff. I have a disabled customer that calls the store in advance with her order and gives her credit card info to my manager to process the sale. Now THAT is trust!
It's been an amazing journey, and I'm still learning and adapting to the changing world of the pet industry. But the one thing that never changes is customer is always no. 1.