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A W. ?Busin The successful operation of a pet shop that satisfies the?; needs of pet owners and animals alike requires a strong aJifiiiji animals, a knowand managerial competence. Individuals wishing to enter * the pet shop industry in an ? a entrepreneurial capacity should also bring considerable experience in the industry to their new business. . There are good prospects for success in the industry if it is located in the suburbs of a metropolitan area where pet ownership is the greatest. The new entrepreneur must be technically competent, willing to perform occasionally undesirable maintenance tasks, and able to keep abreast of the new trends in the industry, particularly as related to his _trading area's demands. The TE WINSTON-SAI I srnBnn.r f?, 8:30 mommy 20 COMPARATIVE 9 s00 GEOGRAPHY n ? & L E 9:30 1 DUSTING I I OFF I 10 sOO 1 MYTHOLOGY I * I ZOOM I I ALL ABOUT YOU I INSIDE/OUT 11:00 I I S E ! 11:30 $ S E ! 12:00 ] ; 12:30 | (R) - R?| T. V. PROGRAM NOTES Comparative Ceograpl Dusting Off Mytholoi I All About You: (Mon (Fri Inside/Out i ? (Mon. I (Fri.) Man & His World: "J. I Cover To Cover r "Thi Stories To Talk Aboi .Ripplesi "Feeling S| ji % /" ess Pn -risks in-the industry-can be minimized - if the pet shop owner clearly defines and analyzes his market, keeps good inventory records to itegaMr " i. ? x -* turnover, and utilizes The many resources of advice available to him. Retail pet shops are classified under Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 5999 which encompasses miscellaneous retail stores not elsewhere classified. Retail pet shops are involved in the sale of pets and pet products including food and accessories. They may also offer grooming services. Other segments of the pet industry which are not described in this profile include pet breeders, wholesalers and distributors, manufacturers of pet pro LE-CABLE CHA LEM/FORSYTH c JANUARY 20 - JANUARY 24 , J1B2BA3L^L WEDNESDAY 22 [Hj UN & HIS IMAGES & WORLD THINGS CTRIC CCMl'ANY ? ? COVER BREAD & j LOVbR BUTTERFLIES TO . COVER ABOUT SAFETY RIPPLES ZOOM . INSID#/OUT . C' GUTEN TAC STORIES I TO TALK 4AN A HIS l^jABOUl^^^ WORLD (R) j I A H k S T R SET ?_ _ A M E STREET ?? wrnm I GUTEN TAC I 1:15 & ^CUTENTAG^ ^ peat from earlier In week. i_ hy: "Two Mounts Inlands - Alps A Andes" 5^: "The Hero" ) "Talk, Talk, Talk" .) "What Keeps You Allvc7" rues.) "Soma Are Special" "1 Want To" . . ? * A - ' * apaneae Boy - Story of Taro" e Childran of Green Knowe" nt i "\Ih y We/Use Monty; The Flsherm#tt Who Needed a Knife" paces" * The Whrtw Silea Chrouck file?ducts, veterinarians, and trainers.?Pets and pet ~ products are sold at retail by independent pet shops including franchise operators, dediscount "sTdreS. ^tltRi stores. This profile^will b^. * specifically concerned%iththe>Mi operation of a retail .fpdfr; business by an iiidapai?3en^** entrepreneur operating either m under his own name gjc, under a franchise. There are now an Estimated 12.5 million American households with one or more dogs and 5.3 million with at least one - cat. The estimated dog population is 25 to 28 million, me cat population aoout million, and the fish population about 300 million, with each type of pet having particular needs that may be met by the p<j^store. It is NNELabJk COUNTY SCHOC "WY ? mvw 2*t MEET SADIO.CC THE ARTS Monday Tuesday Wednesda :,IFE WORLD T TMF, 2000 FOR IHTKN TAP. I S""NDS IMAGES & "NEW" COVER THINGS (R TO COVER f.LEBRATE 1 CELEBRATE A? ' WHAT ALL ABOUT YOU ON ARTH INS IDE/OUT " " " ^ Images & Things! "Getting The Me Broad a Buttarfllan "Intarperao \ Ski Cuton Taai (Tucm# )"Rarchan 1st u (Wed.-Tliur*. )MSo sin Zuf Life World 2000: "Migration1* ? ^ol'obyota A .Book i '*Tha Piano Tun Sammy'* vhat on Katttir "Tti? BaAch-fordaf Land" Maet Tha Arts? "Introduction" About Saftty: "Clyda Laarni Abo i r - * \ o ? Pet S estimated that eight million households have birds - 75 per cent of which are parakeets. The industry has shown continued prou/tfc ewioii" f ^/0?tr^nt'fvSptrnrr-aq0tn'"S3 billion on their pets - almost three times as much as-they spent in I960.. A most important part of ^business is an. analysis of future trends in the area of interest. Currently there is a strong demand for pets, pet foods, and accessories, with a hieh orobabilitv of hrinoino 0 K j "- ""0""C good profits to the owners ol pet shops. The demand for particulai pets, Such as dogs, cats, birds, and fish, always has existed, but the rate of demand is increasing rapidly. Tropical fish are a good example oi people's desire to own pets. >LS HJNCIL PROGRAMS - on WPDD/FM (88.3 on tha FM radio dlai > I January 20th It30 PM, "Punia and tba King of Tti< I Storytima Ser1< - January 21at - li30 PM, "Drovara1 Gold" Thia Fai. I North Carolina Sarins y - January 22nd 1*30 pp. "Judga For Yoursail" .? Li atari Su< ???? " nal 11?" ngaaundl' 111" rs & of thr * t Cfrma" January 25, 1975 hops ? * One of the largest tropical fish farmers in the work! shopping over 20 million tropical fish throughout the United States ^ * .-v- ' v"N - ~in the span of 3 years. Industry experts report that i. _ ? M. . - tropical tisn have become America's second largest There are about 15 percent more hobbyists yearly, with the number now exceeding 20 miljion. Other factors reflect the growth potential for the pet 'industry. Research and development departments of pet % shop supply manufacturers and supermarkets are placing heavy emphasis on pets in thir projections for the next 15 years. Supermarket studies have led to conclusions indicative of the anticipated pet population growth. Grocery industry statistics indi" cate that retail sales of cat and dog foods have climbed from $600 million in 1965 to $1 billion in 1969. Pet products as a category of goods stocked by grocery stores has been one of the standout performers in the past 5 years. Projections show that in the next 5 years pet products will be among the top fni I r Offtpprv PQfonAfioc ? % *-w gA wvi j viivwgvi tw^ 111 terms of annual tonnage sales gains. J. What are the external influences affecting growth? One of the primary causes $ may be found outside the pet industry itself_ - in the continuous growth and expansion of the American economy. Population is expected ? to rise to 213 million in the United States by 1975 and 225.5 million in 1980. Demographic date indicate that urbanization (settlement in areas with populations of 50,000 and over) will be the trend. The A.C. Nielsen Company estimates that, of the 26 million additional consumers expected by 1980, 20 million new residents will settle in metropolitan areas including city suburbs. Since the pet ownership tendency is greatest in these areas (with 50 percent of pet owners living there), this growth means a sales market with great nr\tf>n till ^/UlVIIVIUIl J Disposable income, too, is expected to grow rapidly, reaching over $1 trillion in the United States by 1980, nearly double the 1968 figure of $588 billion. This trend has led Progressive Grocer to say that "more people plus more people moving to cities and; suburbs plus more money to spend equals more pets."
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