Stu Wolman

"Our most important asset and the key to our success is people," states Stu Wolman, Director of Grooming Services at Petco."There are a lot of great people in the grooming industry, and we support them.Petco has a training program," he continues, "and we encourage our students to compete in grooming contests and to attend seminars."

Over the course of the next year, Petco Animal Supplies Inc. (San Diego) will establish nine regional grooming training centers across the country and hire and train 600 new groomers, said Stu Wolman, director of pet services.Centers are located in Lansing, Ill.; Escondido, Vacaville and Glendale, Calif.; Oakdale, Minn.; Warminster, Pa.; Massapequa, N.Y.; Waltham, Mass.; and Mesa, Ariz. Petco also plans to open training centers in Houston, Dallas and Seattle.

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Pfizer Inc. (New York) is considering selling its Tetra aquarium and pond supplies division, because it does not fit the company's focus on prescription drugs.

"Were a people business, so we continue to make a significant investment in the training and development of our people," PETCO Director of Pet Services Stu Wolman said.
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CONTACT: Shawn Underwood, +1-858-909-4662, shawnu@petco.com, or Stu Wolman, Director of Pet Services, +1-858-453-7845, ext. 3061, both of PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc.

"We feel that the business is much more than obedience training," said Stu Wolman, PETCO's Director of Pet Services.

"They're in high demand in Washington and Oregon," PETCO Director of Pet Services Stu Wolman said of the groomers-to-be.

"We're a people business, so we continue to make a significant investment in the training and development of our people," said Stu Wolman, Petco's director of pet services.

PETCO announced recently its intent to expand its regional training centers to 9 locations across the USA. In the next year PETCO plans to hire and train 600 new pet groomers according to Stu Wolman, Director of Pet Services.

"We're a people business, so we continue to make a significant investment in the training and development of our people," PETCO Director of Pet Services Stu Wolman said.

"They're in high demand in Washington and Oregon," PETCO Director of Pet Services Stu Wolman said of the groomers-to-be."This new Training Center will help us meet that regional need."

The company-sponsored training course includes pay and hands-on work.For the first four weeks of training, which takes place at the Center, students are paid a straight hourly wage.After that, they move into stores for hands-on training, where they can earn commission on the pets they groom in the store.As they move up through the training, and graduate to the store, that commission increases.