Chewy is no longer it has been sold to Petsmart

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April 12, 2018 at 8:39 pm #113531 Report Abuse Edit Post Visibility

Bazuhi
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This totally explains why so many of my dog food brands have disapppeared
I really do think I will have to start researching making my own food
as the price will now skyrocket.
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http://fortune.com/2017/04/18/petsmart-buys-online-chewy/

April 12, 2018 at 8:49 pm #113532 Report Abuse Edit Post Visibility

Christine W
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That’s why they have been out of my things too!

April 12, 2018 at 9:05 pm #113535 Report Abuse Edit Post Visibility

Bazuhi
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Yea I loved Chewy but now it will be just like Petsmart..
Petsmart didn’t like that Chewy was selling at lower prices
and were putting small retailors out of biz.
Petsmart states they are doing it for smaller businesses..
Amazing how when Chewy came along both them and Petco
both finally went for the lower priced food and free shipping
over $49.. but that will now change I am sure.

April 12, 2018 at 9:14 pm #113536 Report Abuse Edit Post Visibility

Mike Sagman
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Chewy was bought by PetSmart over a year ago.

They are the same great company and still partially guided by its original founders. Their amazing service continues to get better and faster all the time. In fact, Chewy just this month, opened a brand new (7th) distribution facility, in Goodyear, Arizona.

April 12, 2018 at 9:16 pm #113537 Report Abuse Edit Post Visibility

Christine W
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I knew it had sold a while ago.I’m glad they will continue to deliver,i love them.Thanks Mike! 🙂

April 13, 2018 at 9:53 am #113592 Report Abuse Edit Post Visibility

James P
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I would like to add that as long as Amazon exists, and sells dog food, there will continue to be price pressure on other retailers to keep prices down.
Love them or hate them, Amazon does help keep prices down across many market segments.

April 18, 2018 at 7:13 pm #113730 Report Abuse Edit Post Visibility

Bazuhi
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The reason many foods have pulled out of Chewy is because:
They (Chewy aka Petsmart) are pushing prices down and manufacturers are not happy about it citing they don’t want small retailers to be put out of business, so they pulled their products to prevent the lower price being available.
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Don’t get me wrong I love Chewy and recommend it to a lot of people along with adoptive dog families thru my rescue.
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I did notice Petsmart and Petco and now Petsupplies plus have met Chewy’s prices

June 14, 2018 at 1:16 pm #117489 Report Abuse Edit Post Visibility

Jacquelyn E
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And, Petsmart, Banfield, etc… now belong to MARS (candy company) Ugh !

June 28, 2018 at 10:43 pm #118329 Report Abuse Edit Post Visibility

Linda K
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I recently heard a powerful presentation on human trafficking in USA. It seems that chocolate companies are among the biggest offenders, and MARS, makers of M&M’s and Reese’s and other yummy things, and now associated with Chewy, is one of the two worst of the chocolate industry. I feed my dog Zignature, and in my area of Indiana, it is next to impossible to find. Chewy’s price for it is only slightly lower than the more local seller’s, so I’ll drive an hour each way, pay a bit more, and try to help stop slave labor. I think it’s worth it.
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