Lucky Vancouver dogs are getting star treatment around the city. The Pet Shop Boys, Jet Pet Resort and Aussie Pet Mobile are all businesses around the city that cater to special and spoiled pets.
The Pet Shop Boys is a Vancouver-based luxury boutique, spa and daycare for dogs.
By Noa Glouberman - Global economic uncertainty persists, but the premium pet industry continues to post major business gains
Blame it on Paris Hilton.
In 2004 the Hilton Hotels heiress put her pooch in her purse, walked a red carpet and sparked a craze experts have labelled the “premiumization and humanization” of pets – the tendency to treat our animals like people, caring for and coddling them as we would our own children, sparing no expense to ensure their happiness and longevity.
Vancouverites’ love of dogs makes the region an ideal place for the world’s largest mobile pet grooming business to seek franchisees. Five-year-old Australia-based Aussie Pet Mobile already services more than 700 territories in the U.S. and 12 overseas countries, including Ireland, China and Taiwan.
Michelle Berg is the first local franchisee, and she is currently servicing the entire Lower Mainland. Soon, she expects to be able to focus exclusively on West Vancouver and North Vancouver.
By: Jason Daley - More than 500,000 workers have left the financial sector since the recession began. Many of them became franchisees. When Eric Diaz pulls up in his Aussie Pet Mobile grooming van, it's hard to envision him in a suit and tie. He's relaxed while combing out an Afghan or trimming up a Shih Tzu, wearing a company pullover and a prominent gold Yankees necklace, something that never made it out of his undershirt at his old job.
By: Derek Sankey, Financial Post - When Darren Bondar launched his franchise company's newest brand this weekend at the Vancouver Franchise Show, a "time capsule" concept that is essentially a shopping mall kiosk selling the sunglasses and accessories the company -- Watch It! Inc. -- specializes in, he wanted to make it more accessible for potential franchisees.
Caring for the total health and happiness of your pet and other animals in your community is Aussie Pet Mobile’s number one priority. New to Victoria this full service pet-grooming salon on wheels provides convenient one-on-one grooming expertise in a comfortable cage-free environment.
As described in this article, mobile franchises such as Aussie Pet Mobile are garnering more and more interest as sustainable businesses due in large part to the low overheads involved. There are no long-term commercial real estate leases involved, which also means lower risk.
By Susan Peakall - From trimming toenails to brushing coats and the occasional much-needed bath – all dogs need to be groomed and benefit from the experience. But why go to the groomer’s, when the groomer can come to you?
IT'S no secret that North Shore residents love their pets, and now they have a convenient way to show it.
Aussie Pet Mobile offers dogs and cats in the community pampering treatments, all in the comfort of a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van. That means neither the pets nor their owners have to go farther than their driveways to get the grooming services they want.