Petmania, Ireland’s largest pet specialist retailer and Kilkenny native, opens its new flagship store at Kilkenny Retail Park this weekend — and pet owners are invited to go along and help join in the celebrations.
The 8,100sq ft store will offers a full range of accessories for dogs, cats, reptiles, birds, small animals, fish, and wildlife. The store will carry a wide range of coldwater, tropical, and marine fish, and a fully equipped dog grooming studio.
Kilkenny’s pet owners will be long familiar with the quirky brand, owned and operated by the O’Keeffe family, which has been trading on John Street for many years now.
In 2005 the O’Keeffe family began to expand its operations, opening its first pet superstore in Waterford. From there Petmania has grown from strength to strength, and the company now has 11 superstores around the country.
Shane O’Keeffe, managing director of the company, which completed a successful examinership process earlier this year, said: “Our customers have been extremely loyal over the years, and we owe our ongoing success to the fact that they keep coming back. We have been promising them a bigger and better store for a few years now, and we are really excited about the prospect of introducing our home town to our superstore format.”
The opening of the new store further confirms the O’Keeffe family’s commitment to the business. The John Street store will remain open, and the new store will employ 10 people.
This weekend sees the start of a week-long celebration with lots of activities happening in store.
For more information see www.petmania.ie or contact the store at 056 7789663.
Petmania, Kilkenny Retail Park, will open seven days a week, with late opening on Fridays. Bookings are now being taken for dogs of all breeds and sizes at Petmania Grooming Studio.
