Retail Channel $ Update – February Monthly & March Advance
After pausing in February, the recovery restarted in March but progress is still slow.
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Petflation 2025 – March Update: Plummets to +1.3% vs Last Year
Petflation vs 2024 fell from +2.4% to +1.3%, but much of the drop was due to a big price lift in 24.
Retail Channel $ Update – January Monthly & February Advance
February was even worse than usual and the slow recovery has paused!
Comparing the Spending Demographics of the Industry Segments – SIDE BY SIDE
Total Pet Spending is a sum of the segments. Compare their demographic performance side by side to find the similarities and differences.
Petflation 2025 – February Update: Rose to +2.4% vs Last Year
National Inflation fell from 3.0% to 2.8%, but Petflation rose to 2.4% from 2.0%!
Attending GPE 2025? It is a showcase for New but has everything that you need! However, You Definitely Need a Plan!
If you focus on working the show floor and do nothing else, you can spend 1 minute and 8 seconds with each exhibitor. You need a plan!
Retail Channel $ Update – December Monthly & January Advance
The usual Dec>Jan $ drop but almost all channels were up vs Jan 24 and many lifts were larger than average!
GLOBAL PET EXPO 2025…PETS. – Where perspectives spark innovation!
As expected, everything that attendees need or want will be available at GPE 2025!
Petflation 2025 – January Update: Stable at +2.0% vs Last Year
Petflation was stable at 2.0%, 33% below the national CPI, but pet prices reached a record high!
2023 Veterinary Spending was $35.66B – Where did it come from…?
The 2022>2023 lift was the 3rd largest in history and +20% was almost triple the 1984>2022 average!