REI Co-op vs PetSmart
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US's largest consumer cooperative with $3.8B revenue and 23M lifetime members; outdoor gear retailer with annual dividends to co-op owners competing with Dick's and Backcountry.
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REI Co-op is a consumer-owned outdoor retail cooperative — the largest consumer co-op in the United States — offering camping, hiking, climbing, cycling, paddling, skiing, and fitness gear from top outdoor brands alongside its own REI-branded performance apparel and equipment. Founded in 1938 in Seattle by Lloyd and Mary Anderson and 23 fellow mountain climbers, REI generates approximately $3.8 billion in annual revenue, operates 180+ stores, and has 23 million lifetime co-op members who receive annual dividends on qualifying purchases and access to member-only sales.
Phoenix BC Partners-owned largest North American specialty pet retailer at $10B FY2023 revenue with 1,500+ stores, Banfield vet clinics, and Chewy equity stake competing with Petco and Chewy for pet care market share.
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PetSmart is a Phoenix, Arizona-based specialty pet retail chain — privately held since BC Partners' $8.7 billion leveraged buyout in 2015 — operating 1,500+ stores across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico as the largest specialty pet retailer in North America, generating approximately $10 billion in revenue in fiscal year 2023 (with Q3 2024 sales of $1.50 billion, +8% year-over-year), serving pet owners with an integrated retail, services, and healthcare ecosystem that includes pet food and supplies, grooming salons, PetsHotel boarding and day camp, Banfield Pet Hospital veterinary clinics (an in-store Mars Inc. franchise), dog training classes, and adoption events partnering with local rescue organizations and shelters. PetSmart holds a significant equity stake in Chewy, Inc. (NYSE: CHWY), having acquired Chewy in 2017 for $3.35 billion before Chewy's 2019 IPO.
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