Author: Maria Monteros

Retailers of many categories are increasingly betting on pets to help them attract larger crowds. Lowe’s announced it is expanding its shop-in-shop partnership with Petco, bringing more veterinary care and pet supplies to nearly 300 Lowe’s locations by the end of the year. In its most recent earnings call, Kohl’s also said it expanded its dedicated space for the pet category after testing this format in some of its stores. Walmart, meanwhile, has focused more on the pet category in recent years, when it began adding veterinary clinics to select stores in 2019. This year, it added free access to…