Wayne, Pa. — Pet Valu, Inc., a specialty retailer of pet food and supplies in the United States, plans to commence a wind down of its operations due to severe impact from COVID-19. The company expects that all of its 358 stores and warehouses in the Northeastern and Midwestern U.S., as well as its corporate office in Wayne, Pa., will close by the end of the wind-down process. Pet Valu U.S. licenses its name and contracts for certain services from Pet Valu Canada, which is a separate company based in …
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Sunrise, Fla. — An affiliate of Roark Capital Group, an Atlanta-based private equity firm, has acquired Pet Supermarket, a leading pet specialty retailer in the Southeast, from Charles E. West, Jr., the company’s founder. Pet Supermarket will remain headquartered in Sunrise, Fla., and continue to be led by Diane Holtz, its chief executive officer.