PetSmart, Inc. is a specialty provider of products, services and solutions for pets in North America. The Company has identified a group of pet owners that the Company calls pet parents, who are committed to their pets and consider their pets family members. The Company opened 82 net new stores in the fiscal year ended January 28, 2007 (fiscal 2006), and at the end of the fiscal year 2006, operated 908 retail stores in North America. PetSmart stores typically range in size from 19,000 to 27,000 square feet, and carry a selection of pet supplies at everyday low prices. The Company offers more than 13,400 items, including nationally recognized brand names, as well as a selection of private brands across a range of product categories.

Philip Francis. (PetSmart)

Philip Francis is an ...