My Pet Warehouse is an
Australian
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retail
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er of pet supplies.
It was founded in 2009 by Philip Bartholomew and it operates from thirteen locations. The company offers a variety of specialty pet supplies and accessories. As of 2015, it is the largest online retailer of pet supplies in Australia with $33 million annual revenue.
History
As a former CEO of Petbarn, Philip Bartholomew launched the multichannel
pet store
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in early 2009.
Bartholomew founded The Pet Warehouse, which merged with Petbarn in 2003 and was later acquired by Mammoth Pet Holdings.
He left the company and signed a three-year non-compete clause. As soon as the clause expired, Bartholomew started a new pet supplies company under the name My Pet Warehouse in June 2009. The company began its operations from
Melbourne
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, Australia and soon established ten pet stores in the major Australian cities including
Perth
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, Sydney and
Brisbane
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.
My Pet Warehouse was sold to PetStock.
Growth
In 2015, the company sold five of its Melbourne stores to consolidate the funds to open eight new stores strategically located in
Sydney
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, Melbourne and Brisbane to expand its reach.
See also
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Pet Food Express
Pet Food Express is a California chain of retail stores that offers pet food, with a focus on premium brands, holistic, and organic pet food, as well as other pet supplies, and self-service dog washing facilities.
Pet Food Express CEO and c ...
References
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