My Pet Warehouse
Company typePrivate
IndustryRetail
FoundedSouth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2009
HeadquartersMelbourne, Australia
Number of locations
13
Key people
Philip Bartholomew, CEO
ProductsPet food, accessories, prescription diets, flea and worming
ServicesPet supplies, grooming, dog training.
Websitewww.mypetwarehouse.com.au

My Pet Warehouse is an Australian retailer of pet supplies.[1] It was founded in 2009 by Philip Bartholomew and it operates from thirteen locations. The company offers a variety of specialty pet supplies and accessories. As of 2015, it is the largest online retailer of pet supplies in Australia with $33 million annual revenue.[1]

History

As a former CEO of Petbarn, Philip Bartholomew launched the multichannel pet store in early 2009.[2] Bartholomew founded The Pet Warehouse, which merged with Petbarn in 2003 and was later acquired by Mammoth Pet Holdings.[3][4] He left the company and signed a three-year non-compete clause. As soon as the clause expired, Bartholomew started a new pet supplies company under the name My Pet Warehouse in June 2009. The company began its operations from Melbourne, Australia and soon established ten pet stores in the major Australian cities including Perth, Sydney and Brisbane.[5]

My Pet Warehouse was sold to PetStock.

Growth

In 2015, the company sold five of its Melbourne stores to consolidate the funds to open eight new stores strategically located in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to expand its reach.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b Patrick Hatch. "My Pet Warehouse says freight too pricey for online retailers to be profitable". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Tips on succeeding in retail from Australia's largest online retailer of pet supplies". Anthill Magazine. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  3. ^ Prashant Mehra (23 February 2015). "Greencross gets pat on head from investors for record first-half result". The Australian. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  4. ^ Yolanda Redrup (20 November 2013). "Petbarn and Greencross Vets merge: CEO Jeff David tells the story". Smart Company. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  5. ^ a b Broede Carmody (23 September 2015). "No bank loan, no product background, no revenue: How this entrepreneur built a $30 million retail chain from scratch". Smart company. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  6. ^ John Durie (16 February 2015). "ACCC eyes Greencross pet store expansion". The Australian. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  7. ^ "My Pet Warehouse says freight too pricey for online retailers to be profitable". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

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