Pet Supplies Plus to acquire some Pet Valu stores
Dive Brief: Some of the stores, located in Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia, will open as early as January 2021, according to a company press release. Pet Valu in November announced it was winding down its U.S. operations, including shuttering nearly 360 stores, warehouses and a corporate office. Dive Insight: After lasting impacts brought on by the pandemic proved too much for Pet Valu, some locations — and jobs — will be spared, albeit under a new name. Pet Supplies Plus said that through the acquisition of the 40 stores, "many jobs will be saved ...