Open a Pet Shop. How to prepare yourself so that you don't go broke❗

Open a Pet Shop. How to prepare yourself so that you don't go broke❗

A pet shop or pet shop is a popular business that, no matter what era, sells well and always has income. But let me tell you that if you are thinking of opening a pet food store You need to do a little homework to be successful. and above all Must really have a passion for this business because this is the key to opening the door to the Pet Shop business.

So to help you get started on the right foot and prepare for a big fodder sale. Today we have some good tips for pet shop owners. The topics that we will talk about in this article are:

🔹 Animal feed business statistics

Besides being fun, it's a personal satisfaction to get closer to the things you love that are associated with pets. Pet food stores tend to be a growing business in the future because in this era, there are many people, many families who are very fond of raising animals. Including information that the business of selling animal feed has a better trend. and ready to push it to grow even more

Based on information on animal feed business from Mr. Varun Atthakorn, Chief Executive Officer And the chairman of the executive committee of PP Prime Public Company Limited (PPPM) said that "the outlook for animal feed business results in 2020 will be positive after 2019, the company can generate sales of the feed business of approximately 2,000 million baht. This represents a growth rate of around 10% from the previous year.” (Refer to kaohoon)

🔹 What's in a pet food store?

Before opening a pet food store or Pet Shop, let's take a look at which shops are interesting or popular. Mainly, they can be divided as follows :-

- Chicken food shop, duck food

- Bird food shop

- Pork food shop

- Cow food shop

- Fish food shop

- Cat and dog food shop or what we call Pet Shop

- Rabbit food store

These pet food stores often sell other pet supplies in the store as well. To sell a full range of products and facilitate the customers as much as possible Customers will only come to one store. This method will help increase sales for the store as well.

such as cat and dog food stores There are often other products for sale in the store as well, such as flea and tick shampoos, cages, collars, mattresses, leashes, clothes, accessories, etc. Let me tell you that fashion items for dogs and cats are. The main profit of the store Because customers tend to buy mainly with passion and don't think much about the price. Call it cute and get along with your dog or cat at home and it's ready to pay.

🔹How much budget do you need to open a pet food store?

- Inventory of animal feed products 50,000 – 150,000 baht

- working capital Starting at 50,000 baht per month

- Rental and shop decoration costs 10,000 – 20,000 baht

- Labor and water bills, electricity costs around 20,000 baht per month (depending on the number of employees)

Once you know your budget, you can start planning and prepare to open a shop. If you don't have a budget, you can consider looking for funding from a bank if you're not ready for finances but really want to start a business, or if you want to be more sure about your investment budget. Let's look at a sample Pet Shop business plan for an initial idea.

🔹 Steps to open a pet food store to avoid bankruptcy

1. Ask for permission from the authorities.

The first step for opening a pet food store is to get permission before selling. Failure to do so will be punished according to the specified regulations. This is for permission to collect animal feed for sale. which must be requested with the Department of Livestock Development or provincial livestock This regulation covers dog and cat food only, bird, rodent, ornamental fish, reptile food, etc. are not required at all.

2. Find a location

Before opening the store, you must find a suitable location. Find out which neighborhoods are particularly raising animals. That area has more sales opportunities than other districts. If looking at the overall picture, choose a location near the residence. or a large community If the neighborhood is made up of offices, offices and schools, the rate of raising animals may be lower than that of a residential area. resulting in less chances as well When finding a suitable location, then rent the space to open the shop accordingly.

3. Contact the factory or the dog food sales representative.

for finding products to sell in the store The shop owner must contact the factory to bring the products to sell. or contact a dog food dealer Depending on the conditions of the manufacturer or importer of that brand of feed Recommendations should be contacted covering a wide variety of brands. especially popular brands as an alternative to customers For most contact processes, it takes 1-3 days to verify documents. and the cell will send a quotation to the animal feed shop operator to clarify what products can be ordered, how much they cost, and the suggested selling price including the minimum quantity to order products from the company

4. Conduct sales

When permission is granted, find a location and find products to sell. It can be sold accordingly. The opening of a pet food store is complete. and can sell products immediately

The process of opening a pet food store It is a matter that needs to be studied in detail. and make it in accordance with the regulations If the violation of the permission may be punished by law In this section, every entrepreneur must study thoroughly.

5. Invest in promoting the shop

To be able to do business successfully Not only does it require a good team and helpers. But you also need to think differently and build a good relationship with your customers. which you can do by interacting with customers And there must be good content on the shop's Facebook page and IG as well.

By the content that can be either educational content, fun games or even post to sell products yourself, this method will help promote the shop to have a presence in the eyes of customers and create social engagement. deal effectively

You can also shoot Facebook ads to make advertisements to promote the shop page and products to be known more widely. Because this method not only helps the shop to be known. But it can also increase sales for your pet shop and pet shop. Let's just shoot add to the target audience.

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