April 2019
Potential in Pets

In 2018, the pet industry was a $72-billion industry, according to the American Pet Products Association. Year-after-year this number continues to grow as more people are spending more money on their furry — or scaly or feathery — friends. We’ve seen pet departments at some of your garden centers and have heard from others that they’re thinking of adding the category. We surveyed our Lawn & Garden Retailer readers and here are the responses from the garden retailer respondents who sell pet-related products.