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Pet Valu Completes Supply Chain Transformation with Official Opening of Calgary Distribution Centre
MARKHAM, Ontario, Sept. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pet Valu Holdings Ltd. (“Pet Valu...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Pet Valu Completes Supply Chain Transformation with Official Opening of Calgary Distribution CentreLargest investment in Pet Valu’s history completed on time and on budget\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n MARKHAM, Ontario, Sept. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pet Valu Holdings Ltd. (“Pet Valu” or “the Company”), the leading Canadian specialty retailer of pet food and pet-related supplies, announced today the completion of its four-year supply chain transformation with the official opening of its 295,000 sq. ft., LEED Gold Certified distribution centre in Calgary (“Calgary DC” or the “Facility”). The supply chain transformation provides Pet Valu with one of Canada’s most advanced and resilient distribution networks serving the pet specialty industry, positioning the Company to efficiently support the growth of its franchisees, corporate stores and online channels over the next decade.\n \n\n “We are thrilled to officially unveil our new Calgary DC, the final pillar of our modernized supply chain, serving Canadian franchisees and devoted pet lovers coast-to-coast,” says Richard Maltsbarger, Chief Executive Officer of Pet Valu. “I want to congratulate our cross-functional teams, who over the last four years, have poured countless hours to successfully make this bold vision a reality, and one that all our ACEs and franchisees can take pride in. With larger, modern distribution facilities, supported by industry-leading technology and talent, we have never been better positioned to continue our long-term track record of growth, as we continue to deliver the strategic, operational and financial benefits from this investment.”\n \n\n Between 2022 and 2025, Pet Valu invested approximately $100 million to consolidate nine company-operated and third-party warehouses facilities into three new, partially automated distribution centres. At 295,000 square feet, the Calgary DC is the third largest pet specialty distribution centre in Canada, exceeded only by Pet Valu’s own 670,000ft\n \n 2\n \n distribution centre in Brampton, Ontario (“GTA DC”) opened in 2023, and its 350,000ft\n \n 2\n \n distribution centre in Surrey, British Columbia (“Surrey DC) opened in 2024. Like the GTA and Surrey DCs, the Calgary DC utilizes an advanced warehouse...