Distribution.
Distributors, reps, freight, trade shows, and shelf access — how product actually moves from brand to store.
SuperZoo 2026: What 1,180 Exhibitor Listings Say About Where Pet Retail Is Heading
SuperZoo 2026 opens August 12-14 at Mandalay Bay. We pulled all 1,180 exhibitor listings and read the floor as a dataset: the category breakdown, the international manufacturing mix, and what the ratio of brands to manufacturers to tech vendors says about where independent pet retail should spend its three days.
6 min read · Jul 23
Phillips Pet Names New CEO as Founding Leader Transitions to Executive Chairman
Blaine Phillips moves to Executive Chairman after 40 years. Nick Christensen steps into CEO role. What this means for your distributor relationship.
5 min read · Jul 23
The Pet Distribution Roll-Up: Every Deal, 2019-2026
Phillips, Animal Supply Company, Pet Food Experts, and Central Garden & Pet spent six years buying, merging, and re-merging pet distribution into fewer, bigger networks. Here is every verified deal, and what it means for the store still counting cases by hand.
6 min read · Jul 20
Pet Trade Shows Since 2020: The Recovery, and What a Floor Buys You
SuperZoo and Global Pet Expo both went dark or virtual in 2020 and 2021. Five years and several attendance records later, here is what the recovered floor is actually worth to a store or a brand, and how to work it.
7 min read · Jul 20
Phillips Just Opened Fall 2026 Registration. Here's What That Timeline Actually Tells You.
The distributor just opened registration for September 2026. The timeline matters more than the show itself.
4 min read · Jul 18