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Consumers Adopt Penny-Pinching Shopping Patterns
With gas and food prices soaring to record levels, it’s no wonder 65 percent of American shoppers had made spending cuts by July—up from 42 percent at the beginning of the year—according to a recent How America Shops … Everyday Pulse survey by WSL Strategic Retail (New York). And it’s no wonder they’re beginning to change the way they shop... 
Federal Bill on Non-Native Wildlife Threatens Pet Trade
Federal legislation that would essentially prevent any non-native species from entering the United States has the potential to shut down the pet trade, the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (Washington) testified recently before a Congressional subcommittee...
Anti-Pet Bill Defeated in D.C.
Petland Inc. (Chillicothe, Ohio) recognized outstanding stores and employees during its 2008 trade show, held July 26-29 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center in Schaumburg, Ill.
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Petland Honors Outstanding Stores and Employees
A Florida-based reptile dealer in July was convicted and sentenced in U.S. District Court in Fort Lauderdale for selling undersize turtles—a violation of public health law...
FTFFA Elects Officers and Directors
Donald Drawdy was inducted into the Florida Tropical Fish Farms Association’s Hall of Fame during the group’s annual meeting, held June 14 in Ruskin, Fla. ..
APPA Awards Jules Schwimmer Scholarships
The American Pet Products Association (Greenwich, Conn.) awarded $1,500 Jules Schwimmer Scholarships to exemplary college students with family ties to APPMA member firms...
Luxury Pet Pavilion Travels to Atlanta
The latest high-end pet fashions, accessories and furniture—from Swarovski crystal collars to pet armoires to monogrammed bathrobes for dogs—got the red carpet treatment at The Luxury Pet Pavilion’s Fall Show, held Aug. 2-3 at the AmericasMart in Atlanta...
CASH Index Shows Slight Improvement in Consumer Confidence
Tumbling oil prices and a rebounding stock market helped ease U.S. consumers’ economic jitters in August, bringing a halt to the downward spiral in consumer confidence that has persisted throughout 2008, according to the Consumer Attitudes and Spending by Household Index by RBC Capital Markets (New York)... Study Indicates That Luxury Consumers Are Ready to Spend Again
Although affluent consumers have been conserving cash rather than spending it on luxury goods in recent months, there are signs that the market for high-end items is leveling off before it recovers, according to a poll by Unity Marketing (Stevens, Pa.)...
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