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All Pets Considered Serves Its Community for 30-Plus Years

A part- time position led to a full-time passion for Alison Schwartz of All Pets Considered. She joined the staff in 2008, became general manager in 2012, and took over full ownership in July of this year from Kristine Godfrey, who founded the Greensboro, NC, store in 1992...

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How Indie Pet Business Owners Are Dealing With the Coronavirus Pandemic

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, pet businesses across the country are increasing their cleaning frequency, switching to touchless checkout, and promoting online and phone orders — including bulk — with curbside pickup and expanded delivery...

Spectrum News

Public health officials are urging Americans to help slow the spread of the coronavirus through social distancing.

As cultural, sporting, and other events are being canceled across the country, small businesses are also seeing the negative impacts of this outbreak.

1808 Magazine/ Greensboro.com

All Pets Considered: An ‘anomaly’ in the pet store industry

When Kristine Godfrey opened All Pets Considered in 1992, it was a little store with a big idea. And 27 years later, the store has remained a bit of an anomaly in the pet store industry: they don’t sell any pets.

Yes! Weekly

All Pets Considered to open second location in Sedgefield

Greensboro, NC April 6, 2018, All Pets Considered, Greensboro’s premiere natural and holistic pet store, is opening a second location in Hunt Village Shopping Center, 5004 W. Gate City Blvd., which will serve the communities of Sedgefield, Adams Farm, High Point, and Jamestown.

Greensboro.com

All Pets Considered

“This is a unique area with a lot of animal lovers. We also have many pet-friendly locations — great trails, dog parks and a growing number of dog-friendly restaurants,” Schwartz says. “All Pets Considered has grown tremendously in the past 10 years, and that’s all because of our great customers and the “shop local” contingency. ”

Pet Product News

Retailer Profile: All Pets Considered

Staying ahead of the competition by focusing on nutrition and unique products for pets. Published: 2015.10.30 06:00 AM Alison Schwartz, general manager of All Pets Considered in Greensboro, N.C. Type of business: Primarily brick and mortar Years in business: 23 years Special services and community involvement: Multiple monthly adoption fairs; rescue organization yard sales, craft sales and information meet ups in Two Paws Up Community room; grooming salon and spa PPN: What are the top-selling products in your store right now? AS: We currently have a focus on helping our customers find the right food for their pet. We have been working with customers using the Glacier Peak Holistics Alternative Sensitivity Assessment and have found it to be a valuable tool. For dogs we love Fluff & Tuff toys...

Triad Happy Tails Magazine

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Pet Product News

Bucking the Trend

Ever evolving, influenced by no one and a believer in outside-the-box thinking, the independent spirit of one North Carolina pet store soars. BY LIZETT BOND Published: 2017.03.01 09:19 AM In the world of retail, an individualistic perspective often translates to the accurate assessment of trends, innovation and the ability to shift focus to remain on the cutting edge of consumer demand...

Yes! Weekly

All Pets Considered to open second location in Sedgefield

Greensboro, NC April 6, 2018, All Pets Considered, Greensboro’s premiere natural and holistic pet store, is opening a second location in Hunt Village Shopping Center, 5004 W. Gate City Blvd., which will serve the communities of Sedgefield, Adams Farm, High Point, and Jamestown.

Winston-Salem Journal

Greensboro pet supply store opens second location

All Pets Considered has opened a second location at 5004 High Point Road in Sedgefield. The 7,300-square-foot-store opened at Hunt Village at Sedgefield shopping center at Gate City Boulevard...

Greensboro Merchants Association

Retailer of the Year is all about pets, but has never sold one

Merida wore some-thing special to celebrate. She’s always smartly dressed, but on the day after All Pets Considered was named GMA Retailer of the Year, she showed up at work sporting pearls.The single strand choker accented her lacy skirt and contrasted nicely with her silky smooth coat. Merida is a red dachshund....

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Well-Stocked, Attractive and Service-Driven, All Pets Considered is a Large Store with a Boutique Feel

All Pets Considered has been open in Greensboro since 1992, providing a wide variety of quality pet foods and supplies, as well as a large selection of gifts, from general pet-themed gifts to breed-specific items. They have a great assortment of such gift items as tee shirts, mugs, funny welcome mats and plenty of other cute and clever accessories, all arrayed in attractive displays throughout the store...

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How An Award Winning Retailer Uses Secret Shops To Enhance Customer Service

One of our long-term customers, All Pets Considered, just won Best Overall Single-Store Retailer at the Retailer Excellence Awards 2016. They won an award in 2014 for excellence and customer service as well. The folks at All Pets Considered have been great proponents of Mystery Shopping. We couldn’t help wanting to congratulate them and ask what role mystery shopping played in the development of an award winning customer service culture.

Pet Business

Getting the Most Out of Grooming

With all of the competition that brick-and-mortar pet stores face in today’s crowded pet supplies market, it’s no surprise that these retailers are increasingly looking for new ways to draw customer traffic into their aisles. For many, pet care services fit the bill perfectly, as they not only complement a pet store’s traditional retail fare nicely, they can also contribute to the retailer’s reputation as a valuable, trusted resource for local pet owners. Even better, these offerings simply cannot be replicated by the online retailers that have become pet stores’ largest source of competition in recent years...

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