SAN DIEGO, June 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: WOOF) today announced it has teamed up with hip-hop legend and devoted pet parent Snoop Dogg for a new advertising campaign that spotlights the value Petco offers when it comes to caring for pets' whole health.

Ron Coughlin (Jun 18, 2018–)Petco / CEO About. An experienced Fortune 100 business leader, Ron Coughlin has a proven track record of leading worldwide businesses to achieve profitable growth. As CEO of Petco, Ron is responsible for driving Petco's business strategy, direction and overall company performance.

JC Chasez Not only does the spot show off the brand's wet food product, it also introduces viewers to the Tabby 5, a cat boy band fronted by JC Chasez of 'NSync.

We operate more than 1,500 Petco locations across the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico, including a growing network of more than 100 in-store veterinary hospitals, and offer a complete online resource for pet health and wellness at petco.com and on the Petco app.

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To stand out in a crowded field, Petco has bulked up its private label offerings, expanded vet care and other pet services and wooed customers willing to splurge on everything from fashionable clothes to fresh and organic food as they treat dogs, cats, hamsters and other pets as family members.

In 2018, Petco became the first – and remains – the only national retailer to remove pet food and treats with artificial ingredients from its offering, with nutrition standards that live up to its health and wellness focus.

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