SAN DIEGO,
Feb. 1, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (Nasdaq:
WOOF) today announced a new initiative with Rover.com (Nasdaq:
ROVR), the world's largest online marketplace for loving pet care,
to connect Petco customers to pet sitting, boarding and dog walking
services.
The partnership between the two pet industry leaders expands on
Petco's unique, end-to-end ecosystem of health and wellness
offerings – including pet products, training, grooming and
veterinary care – by making it easier for customers to access
services for dogs and cats on Rover directly from petco.com. Those
who book for the first time can receive a one-time $10 discount. Additionally, members of Petco's
Vital Care offering, a paid annual
program providing pet parents with a comprehensive wellness plan
that makes it easier and more affordable to care for pets' whole
health, will receive a one-time discount of $20 on their booking beginning in the Spring of
2022.
Petco customers and Vital Care
members will have access to a number of services on Rover,
including:
- Boarding – Overnight pet care in the comfort of a
sitter's home
- House sitting – Overnight pet care or house-sitting
services at the pet's home
- Dog walking – A walk around the pet's neighborhood
- Doggy daycare – Daytime pet care in the pet sitter's
home
- Drop-in visits – For potty breaks, quick play dates and
litter box cleaning for cats
"We are pleased to expand our relationship with Rover and make
their leading pet boarding, sitting, walking and daycare services
more accessible to pet parents through Petco's integrated,
multichannel ecosystem of solutions," said Jenny Wolski, Petco SVP of omnichannel
experience. "And in turn, we're excited for more pet parents to
learn how Vital Care can make it
easier for them to give their pets the comprehensive health and
wellness care they need."
"At Rover, we believe everyone deserves to experience the
unconditional love of a pet and our mission is to make it easy to
experience that love by eliminating the most common barriers to pet
parenthood," said Brent Turner,
Rover president and chief operating officer. "We're thrilled to
have been selected by Petco, a company that values the health and
wellness of pets, to better serve pet parents nationwide."
To help Rover customers interested in caring for their pets'
mental, physical, social, home and accessible health, Rover will
educate its customer base on the benefits of Vital Care. With millions of incremental new
pets in U.S. homes since 2020,* Petco aims to continue reaching and
helping pet parents sign their beloved companions up as
Vital Care members.
Aligned with Petco's focus on supporting the overall health and
wellness of pets, in October of 2020, the company launched
Vital Care to help pet parents take
a proactive approach to caring for their pets' health. The plan
offers services, including routine veterinary exams, as well as 30%
off unlimited full-service grooming visits for just $19 a month. Vital
Care requires an annual commitment and plan benefits are
available on Petco.com and the Petco app. As of October 2021, over 130,000 pet parents have
become active Vital Care
members.
For more information about Petco's Vital
Care plan, visit petco.com/vitalcare.
*Source: Packaged Facts with adjustments from Petco internal
estimates.
About Petco, The Health + Wellness Co.
Petco is a
category-defining health and wellness company focused on improving
the lives of pets, pet parents and our own Petco partners. Since
our founding in 1965, we've been striving to set new standards in
pet care, delivering comprehensive wellness solutions through our
products and services, and creating communities that deepen the
pet-pet parent bond. We operate more than 1,500 Petco locations
across the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico, including a
growing network of more than 150 in-store veterinary hospitals, and
offer a complete online resource for pet health and wellness
at petco.com and on the Petco app. In tandem
with Petco Love (formerly the Petco Foundation), an
independent nonprofit organization, we work with and support
thousands of local animal welfare groups across the country and,
through in-store adoption events, we've helped find homes for more
than 6.5 million animals.
About Rover
Founded in 2011 and based in Seattle, Rover® is the world's largest online
marketplace for loving pet care. Rover connects dog and cat owners
with pet care whenever they need it. Millions of services have been
booked on Rover, including pet sitting, dog walking, in-home
boarding, drop-in visits and doggy day care. Rover makes it easier
for people to have pet love in their lives through the Rover
Guarantee, 24/7 support, vet consultations, and GPS walk mapping.
The Rover blog, a trusted resource for millions of dog and cat
parents worldwide, provides tips and articles that delight, inform,
and enhance the bonds between people and their pets. To learn more
about Rover, please visit http://www.rover.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, concerning expectations, beliefs, plans,
objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance and
underlying assumptions and other statements that are other than
statements of historical fact. Although Petco and Rover believe
that the expectations and assumptions reflected in these statements
are reasonable, there can be no assurance that these expectations
will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are subject to
many risks and uncertainties, including the risk factors that Petco
and Rover identify in their respective Securities and Exchange
Commission filings, and actual results may differ materially from
the results discussed in such forward-looking statements. Neither
Petco nor Rover undertake any duty to update publicly any
forward-looking statement that it may make, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be
required by applicable law, regulation or other competent legal
authority.
Media Contact:
Ventura
Olvera
ventura.olvera@petco.com
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