PETCO Animal Supplies Named to Training Magazine 'Top 100'
March 07 2005 - 1:03PM
PR Newswire (US)
PETCO Animal Supplies Named to Training Magazine 'Top 100' Pet
Retailer Ranked Among Leading Companies in Human Resources
Development SAN DIEGO, March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PETCO
Animal Supplies, Inc. is pleased to announce that Training
magazine, a professional development publication that advocates
workforce training as a business tool, has recently recognized the
company as one of the leading organizations in human capital
development in its 2005 "Top 100" list. Excelling in the areas of
employee retention, internal promotions, product output, customer
service, customer loyalty, revenue, and safety and health issues,
PETCO was distinguished with a crystal award, ranking in the 68th
position. The 2005 list, Training magazine's fourth-annual ranking,
evaluated companies based on extensive research through a
multi-tiered nomination, application, and interview process.
Companies answer a detailed questionnaire providing both
quantitative and qualitative data, and, if considered for the list,
Training magazine's editorial staff conducts follow-up interviews
for further evaluation. PETCO joins 22 other newcomers to the
prestigious list, including Microsoft Corporation, Nextel
Communications Inc., and Delta Airlines. Other distinguished brands
on the 2005 list include IBM, Pfizer, General Mills, Starbucks
Coffee Co., and Verizon Wireless. Training magazine specially
recognized PETCO's 20-hour Companion Animal Specialist
certification program, which provides PETCO retail associates with
animal care and customer satisfaction knowledge. "We are honored to
be included among America's best for supporting PETCO's performance
improvement and learning program development efforts," says Steven
Jensen, PETCO's Director of Performance and Learning. "I'm pleased
that the talented people I work with have been recognized for the
training programs and culture change initiatives we have
implemented at PETCO." To learn more about Training Magazine's "Top
100" list, visit http://www.trainingmag.com/. For more information
on PETCO or the PETCO Foundation, visit http://www.petco.com/.
PETCO (NASDAQ:PETC) is a leading specialty retailer of premium pet
food, supplies and services with a commitment to quality animal
care and education. PETCO's strategy is to offer its customers a
complete assortment of pet-related products and services at
competitive prices, with superior levels of customer service at
convenient locations, by hiring pet lovers and training them to
become counselors to our pet-loving customers. PETCO operates more
than 720 neighborhood stores in 47 states and the District of
Columbia, as well as a leading destination for on-line pet food and
supplies at http://www.petco.com/. The PETCO Foundation, PETCO's
non-profit organization, has raised more than $21 million since
inception in 1999. More than 2,500 non-profit grassroots animal
welfare organizations from around the nation have received support
from the Foundation. Through the PETCO Foundation, PETCO endeavors
to be a community leader in promoting the welfare of companion
animals, as well as the importance of the human-animal bond.
DATASOURCE: PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. CONTACT: Shawn Underwood of
PETCO, +1-858-909-4662, Web site: http://www.petco.com/ /Web site:
http://www.trainingmag.com/
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