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Owner Steve Britz pauses as he talks with a chump about the closing of his abundance Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at Pet Supplies Plus in Fort Gratiot.(Photo: JEFFREY M. SMITH, TIMES HERALD)Buy Photo
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Pin by Pet Supplies Plus on Pet Supplies Plus Deals | Pinterest ... | what time does pet supplies plus closePet Supplies Plus will be closing its doors by the end of September.
The pet aliment and accumulation abundance at 4161 24th Ave., in Fort Gratiot, opened 25 years ago, but has apparent a abiding bead in sales in contempo years.
“I anticipate we accept been able to account the community,” said Steve Britz, Pet Supplies Plus owner. “We accept got a abundance of 6,700 aboveboard feet. We accept aggregate you would appetite in the store, alike admitting we weren’t the better one in the world.”
Customer Juanita Gittings, of Port Huron, talks with buyer Steve Britz Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at Pet Supplies Plus in Fort Gratiot. The abundance will be closing in September. (Photo: JEFFREY M. SMITH, TIMES HERALD)
Britz bought the abundance 20 years ago, bristles years afterwards it opened. While the abundance is a franchise, Britz abreast owns his shop. He said his sales alone about 22 percent afterward the arrival of a beyond competitor.
“It was a actual acknowledged abundance and we maintained our sales for about the aboriginal 10 years. But we alone sales aback PetSmart came in and never absolutely recovered back.”
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County Market to close, reopen as a Save-A-Lot and Pet Supplies ... | what time does pet supplies plus closeThe closing auction will activate with 10 percent off products. As sales progress, Britz will actuate if he will access the auction markdown or not. While he expects to abutting by Sept. 23, he said that date could be eventually if he sells out of account afore then.
“I had to accomplish a determination, which I did not appetite to do, but you accept to accept advance and our advance has not climbed in years, apparently bristles or six years aback we aftermost saw any growth, so we fabricated that decision.”
But alike with the connected bead in sales, Britz, who has lived in the Port Huron breadth his accomplished life, said it has been a acceptable 20 years to administer the abundance alongside his wife, Barb.
“It’s a actual absolute experience,” he said. “Everyone loves their pets. It’s a absolutely altered atmosphere than grocery shopping, because bodies are in actuality for their pets, and pets are such a absolute allotment of your life.”
Store Administrator Brandy Braley checks out and accoutrements items for a chump Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at Pet Supplies Plus in Fort Gratiot. The abundance will be closing in September. (Photo: JEFFREY M. SMITH, TIMES HERALD)
Britz said his employees strove to accomplish the arcade acquaintance great.
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Dog Food, Cat Food and Pet Supplies | Pet Supplies Plus | what time does pet supplies plus closeWhile the abundance has cut aback eight advisers to six, he said all were abreast and helpful.
Beth Reid, 64, of Port Huron, said she has shopped at Pet Supplies Plus aback it aboriginal opened.
"They accept articles actuality that I can't acquisition elsewhere," Reid said. "I buy appropriate holistic cat and dog food, so now I will apparently accept to adjustment it online."
Reid said the abundance consistently had aggressive prices and discounts, in accession to acceptable chump service.
"The agents has consistently been affable and acceptable people," said Sharon Hancock, of Clyde Township. "I'm aghast to see them abutting — beneath antagonism amid aliment is never a acceptable thing."
Customers airing out of the access Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at Pet Supplies Plus in Fort Gratiot. The abundance will be closing in September. (Photo: JEFFREY M. SMITH, TIMES HERALD)
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Pet Supplies Plus (@petsuppliesplus) | Twitter | what time does pet supplies plus closeBritz was consistently appreciative of the advisers that provided that affable chump service.
“I anticipate that’s what you don’t get from online arcade or big stores,” Britz said. “My administrator knew anybody by name and all our agents was so abreast about animals. We had a abundant agents and a abundant chump base.”
Britz said pet aliment sales has become added competitive, not aloof with beyond pet stores, but with the affluence of online arcade as well.
While Britz won’t absolutely retire at age 67 with the closing of his store, he does achievement to be able to absorb added time with his grandchildren.
“I feel sad about closing, but I accept to get on with it,” he said.
Contact Nicole Hayden at (810) 989-6279 or nhayden@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @nicoleandpig.
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New Pet Supplies Plus store comes to Chester | Observer-Tribune ... | what time does pet supplies plus closeSale signs are displayed on aliment items Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at Pet Supplies Plus in Fort Gratiot. The abundance will be closing in September. (Photo: JEFFREY M. SMITH, TIMES HERALD)
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