These economists all recognize competition between governments is just as desirable as competition between banks, pet stores, and supermarkets.
Pet stores, pet hospitals and animal training courses are sprouting up to serve China's growing army of pooches and moggies.
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Until recently you could find Halo, Purely for Pets--her line of vittles and pet-care products--only at health food or small pet stores.
Hundreds of iguanas sold in pet stores are being let loose in Los Angeles because their owners have grown tired of keeping them.
There are now more than 35 major chains in this niche, from doggy day cares, groomers, and dog-walking providers to pet stores, dog trainers, and boarding services.
So bad has been the problem of late here in California that the Los Angeles Animal Regulation Commission has just approved a new set of guidelines for pet stores.
In addition to department and specialty stores, Hakan thinks puppet paraphernalia would do well at pet stores, too, though that's a tall order considering that they compete directly with the site.
But when you are thinking about living here, you have to consider things like supermarkets, dry cleaners and pet stores - in other words, all the things that make a neighborhood your own.
Even so, only about half of Brazil's 100 million pets have access to pre-packaged foods and pet stores, according PET South America, leaving plenty of room for future growth, which they predict will be in the double digits.
As for the industries listed below, Sageworks data shows that Other Specialty Food Stores (which includes bakeries and confectionery and nut stores), Pet and Pet Supplies Stores, and Other Clothing Stores (which includes bridal shops, costume stores, swimwear stores, etc) all experienced sales increases of over 3.80% in 2010 over 2009.
In addition, Bharara claimed Beckley used fraudulent methods to deceive U.S. banks into processing payments, like disguising transactions so that they would appear to be from online flower shops or pet supply stores.
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To keep in closer touch with customers, Qian Hu began selling pet supplies and opening stores.
Apart from food and drinks, its stores offer paper and cleaning products and pet-care supplies.
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So whenever I travel, I have trouble passing a pet store without popping inside and checking it out (ditto for bike shops, kitchen stores, and barbecue joints).
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