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Walmart expanding vet, grooming center locations

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October 17, 2024

Walmart will open five more veterinary and grooming centers in the next month in its quest to become a dominant destination for pet owners.

The strategy is viewed as a competitive one with pet retailers such as Chewy.com, according to a CNBC report.

Just this past May Walmart's Walmart+ membership program launched a pet telehealth benefit in collaboration with Pawp that will around the clock virtual access to veterinarians at no cost.

The centers will be opened in Georgia and Arizona and the news comes just about a year since Walmart opened its first pet center in 2023.

The news comes months after Walmart announced it was shuttering its 51 healthcare clinics and closed a telehealth service it had bought three years ago.