Petopia.com and Loveland Announce Exclusive Internet Retailing Partnership.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 26, 1999-- Petopia.com Leverages Loveland Pet Products' Selection of Pet Products and 'Pick, Pack and Ship in One' Capability to Ensure Personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. Service and Fulfillment for Each Customer Petopia.com, an emerging leader in the online pet food and supply market, today announced an exclusive Internet retailing partnership with Loveland Pet Products, a full-service wholesale distributor of pet foods and supplies. This strategic relationship will combine Loveland's 75 years of experience in the distribution of pet products with Petopia.com's online service model to offer the most robust solution for servicing the online pet community. The agreement marks a significant industry milestone as it is the first exclusive partnership between a major pet food and supply distributor and an online pet service. Launching in June, Petopia.com is creating a place for pet owners to go, a virtual park of sorts, where they can research information about their pet's needs, shop for pet food and supplies, and interact in a warm community with other owners who share the same interests. "Differentiation in this newly created market will hinge on Verb 1. hinge on - be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework" depend on, depend upon, devolve on, hinge upon, turn on, ride keeping pets and their owners happy -- a vision both Loveland and Petopia.com share," said Andrea Reisman, Petopia.com's co-founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Loveland's pet knowledge and Internet fulfillment expertise combined with Petopia.com's full-service, online pet center will provide unmatched customer service to the pet community." While seamless to pet lovers, Petopia.com's Internet retailing partnership validates its focus on Internet time In the early days of the public Internet, Internet time referred to the breakneck speed with which companies scrambled to gain traffic and market share on the Web. A new business could come and go within a matter of weeks. -- immediate attention and needs fulfillment. Loveland offers over 12,000 pet food and supply choices from pet toys, bird cages Bird´ cage´ n. 1. A cage for confining birds. and aquariums to premium pet food. They also offer an exclusive 'pick, pack and ship in one' model that enables individualized in·di·vid·u·al·ize tr.v. in·di·vid·u·al·ized, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·ing, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·es 1. To give individuality to. 2. To consider or treat individually; particularize. 3. packaging and shipping, as well as the inclusion of personalized special gift incentives in each package. "This partnership marries our logistics capabilities with Petopia.com's online business vision to create a world-class distribution infrastructure," said Roger Johannigman, President of Loveland Pet Products. "Our unmatched customer service via our 'pick, pack and ship in one' model establishes Petopia.com as a force in the online pet market." Loveland brings over 75 years of experience in servicing the pet community. Loveland's variety of services from product selection to their regional distribution network are designed to assist partners in maintaining and improving their market positions. With 60 percent of U.S. households owning a pet, the online pet food and supply market is set for impressive growth. Unlike other successful e-commerce categories like books, online brokerages and auctions, the $23 billion pet food and supply business is virtually non-existent online. About Petopia.com Founded in August of 1998, Petopia.com is a full service Internet seller of pet food and supplies with the goal of providing pet owners and enthusiasts with the best possible resources for their pet's health, well-being and care. Through its website, www.petopia.com, consumers can find an extensive retail site carrying an array of pet food and supplies. Additionally, consumers can access the site to obtain reference information, get expert advice and interact with other pet lovers at its online community forum. For more information contact Petopia.com at 357 Tehama St., 3rd Floor, San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , CA 94103. Telephone: 415/546-1028; Fax: 415/546-9352; E-mail: info@petopia.com. About Loveland Pet Products Loveland Pet Products began in 1924 as a goldfish goldfish, freshwater fish, genus Carassius, of the family Cyprinidae, popular in aquariums and ponds. Native to China, it was first domesticated centuries ago from the wild form, an olive-colored carplike fish up to 16 in. (40 cm) long. farm, selling fish, water lillies, and water conditioners in southwestern Ohio. Joseph Johannigman began the business after his family's small butter and eggs n. 1. (Bot.) a name given to several perennial plants having showy flowers of two shades of yellow, or of yellow and orange, such as Narcissus incomparabilis in Europe, and the toadflax (Linaria vulgaris home delivery business failed during the depression. His son, Robert Johannigman, succeeded him in business after World War II, and transformed the business into a wholesaler of tropical fish tropical fish Any of various small fishes of tropical origin often kept in aquariums. They are interesting for their behaviour or showiness or both. Popular varieties include the angelfish, guppy, kissing gourami, sea horse, Siamese fighting fish, and tetra. , small mammals The class Mammalia (the Mammals) is divided into two subclasses based on reproductive techniques: egg laying mammals (the Monotremes); and mammals which give live birth. The latter subclass is divided into two infraclasses: pouched mammals (the marsupials); and the placental mammals. , and pet supplies. By 1979, Robert's sons began their involvement in the business, closing the live pets business, and beginning the sale of specialty pet foods in 1984. Today, Loveland Pet Products is one of the leading distributors of pet foods and supplies for specialty retailers in the U.S. Loveland serves over 1,200 specialty pet stores, feed stores, and groomers in 15 states from its state-of-the-art Mason, Ohio Mason is a city in southwestern Warren County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, Mason's population was 22,016. It was the fastest-growing and most populous city in the county. Until February 1997, it was part of Deerfield Township. headquarters, and from satellite operations in St. Louis and Nashville, Tenn. Twelve thousand products are purchased from 300 manufacturers, stored in over 125,000 square feet of available warehouse space, and redistributed re·dis·trib·ute tr.v. re·dis·trib·ut·ed, re·dis·trib·ut·ing, re·dis·trib·utes To distribute again in a different way; reallocate. Adj. 1. on 20 company-operated delivery trucks. Seventeen field sales people, and 12 telephone customer service representatives assist specialty retailers with inventory management, category assortment, merchandising, marketing, promotional, and sales training programs. |
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