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Why Pets Are Pulling Retail Innovation’s Leash

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More recently, news emerged that Pawscout has secured $3 million in seed funding from Leadout Capital. Walmart will kick off the expansion with new clinics in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Amazon also has its Wag pet food brand, and Target has teamed with BarkBox to offer chew toys and treats online and in-store.

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How Retailers Are Taking On Amazon’s Prime Day

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Some retailers are promoting a point of differentiation between their events and Prime Day: Merchants such as eBay and Target are capitalizing on the fact that their sales don’t require a consumer to purchase an Amazon Prime membership in order to partake in the deals. (A A membership does cost about $119 a year.). New Digital Presence.

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