Retail Channel $ Update – May Monthly & June Advance

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As expected, $ales dropped from May, but much more than avg. YOY sales vs Jun 24 for Relevant Retail were +3.9%, -17.5% below avg.

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Attending SUPERZOO 2025? – It is a great Opportunity! But….You Need a Plan!

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If you do nothing else, you can spend 59 seconds with each exhibitor. You need a plan!

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Petflation 2025 – June Update: Slows to +2.1% vs Last Year

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Total Petflation slowed from 2.2% to 2.1% but all segments but Supplies had increases.

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SUPERZOO 2025 – Super Charge Your Business!

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New Products and Exhibitors are even more important and OEM/Private Label continues to grow!

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Retail Channel $ Update – April Monthly & May Advance

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Retail $ rose from April to a new May record but the YOY sales change vs 2024 was much worse!

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INFLATION’S IMPACT ON RETAIL SALES GROWTH – May 2025

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May was worse than April, but the Ytd numbers are better than Y/E 2024 for both Total & Relevant Retail!

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Petflation 2025 – May Update: Moves Up to +2.2% vs Last Year

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Petflation rose to 2.2% from 1.9%, but is still 8.0% below the CPI and 29% below its 97>24 average rate!

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INFLATION’S IMPACT ON RETAIL SALES GROWTH – APRIL 2025

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February was bad but March & April brought improvement for most channels!

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Retail Channel $ Update – March Monthly & April Advance

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4 of 5 Big Groups & 6 of 11 channels had above average lifts vs April 24 – The recovery continues!

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Petflation 2025 – April Update: Jumps Up to +1.9% vs Last Year

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Petflation rose from 1.3% to 1.9%, but it’s still -17% below the 2018>21 average rate.

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