Canine Creek Receives Retailer of the Year
Awards
Following are copies of two press releases issued by Pet Product News International announcing Canine Creek as the
2006/2007 Retailer of the Year (Top Honor), and 2008/2009 Retailer of the
Year (Runner Up). Needless to say, we are very honored to have been
selected by Pet Product News for the prestigious ROTY awards, not once,
but twice... and in only two years!
P.O.
Box 6050, Mission Viejo, CA 92690
(949) 855-8822 / Fax (949) 855-3045
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:
August
2006
Carol Boker, Editor in Chief
Pet Product News International
Pet
Product News International Chooses
Tehachapi Business As Retailer of the Year
Irvine,
Calif.,
– Pet Product News International,
the leading monthly business newsmagazine covering the issues and trends
affecting all sectors of the professional pet industry, announced that
Canine Creek Dog Wash and Boutique of Tehachapi, Calif., was chosen as
the Retailer of the Year as part of the magazine’s annual awards.
Canine Creek offers durable dog toys, premium food and treats, leashes,
collars, flea and tick products, grooming items and more.
“Our group was impressed with how well-rounded Canine Creek is--from the
dog wash to the product sales to the involvement in the
industry--everything says ‘winner,’” says Pet Product News
International Editor Carol Boker.
In
addition to the prestigious award, owner Susie Atherton will be honored
at a party at the Las Vegas,
Nev., SuperZoo pet industry trade show in September. She was also
awarded a seat on the Pet Product News International Retail
Advisory Board for the next year.
The Retailer of the Year awards, sponsored by GPC Pet Products (a
division of Grain Processing Corporation), were created 11 years ago to
recognize retail excellence in the pet industry.
Canine Creek will be featured in the September 2006 issue of Pet
Product News International.
About Pet Product News® International
Pet Product News International is the leading business newsmagazine
covering the issues and trends affecting all sectors of the professional
pet industry, including--but not limited to--retailers, manufacturers,
distributors and trade associations. Pet Product News International is
published by BowTie News, a division of BowTie, Inc., the industry
leader in consumer pet and veterinary trade publishing. You can find
BowTie, Inc. and its magazines on the Web at
www.animalnetwork.com.
P.O.
Box 6050, Mission Viejo, CA 92690
(949) 855-8822 / Fax (949) 855-3045
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:
August
2008
Carol Boker, Editor in Chief
Pet Product News International
Pet Product
News International® Honors
Canine Creek Pet Wash & Boutique with a Retailer of the Year
Runner-Up Award
Irvine,
Calif.
– In its
annual contest to find the best pet industry retailer, Pet Product News
International, the leading monthly trade newsmagazine covering the issues
and trends affecting all sectors of the professional pet industry,
announced that Canine Creek Pet Wash & Boutique received one of the
runner-up awards in its 2008-2009 Retailer of the Year contest.
Pet Product
News International will profile the retailer in the December issue of the
magazine. Runners-up are granted a seat to serve on the Pet Product News
International Retail Advisory Board as part of the honor.
Canine
Creek Pet Wash & Boutique is located in Tehachapi, Calif., and its owner,
Susie Atherton, held the top honor of Retailer of the Year in 2006.
Atherton continues to improve her pet wash and boutique business and stay
involved in many community and pet-related activities. Atherton relocated
her store and doubled the space to almost 3,000 square feet. She continues
to manage Pet Industry Retailers, a 400+ member peer-networking group,
founded a nonprofit pet rescue group, petitioned to build an animal
shelter in her community and is working with the city to develop its first
off-leash dog park. The editors of Pet Product News International are
proud of Atherton and the work she does with her business, the pet
industry and her community.
The
Retailer of the Year Awards were created 12 years ago to recognize retail
excellence in the pet industry. Candidates are initially selected from
surveys distributed to retailers via the magazine and BowTie Inc.’s
Retailer Sales force. Retailers are then reviewed and evaluated by a panel
of Pet Product News International staff members on such criteria as
employee training practices, promotion of companion animals and pet
adoptions, involvement with professional and service organizations,
innovative promotion, effective strategies in the marketplace, community
impact and industry impact. This year there were almost 200 applicants for
the award.
The
Retailer of the Year contest is sponsored this year by World Wide Pet
Industry Assn., the oldest pet industry trade association and sponsor of
the annual SuperZoo trade show in Las Vegas.
About
Pet Product News International
Pet Product News International (PetProductNews.com) is the leading
business newsmagazine covering the issues and trends affecting all sectors
of the professional pet industry, including—but not limited to—retailers,
manufacturers, distributors and trade associations. Pet Product News
International is published BowTie Inc., the industry leader in consumer
pet and veterinary trade publishing. You can find BowTie Inc. and its
magazines on the web at
AnimalNetwork.com.
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