CONNECTICUT — Pet supply and nutrition chain Pet Valu announced Wednesday afternoon that all its domestic stores would be closing.
“It’s with heavy hearts that we must close all Pet Valu US stores,” the one-sentence announcement said on social media.
No specific reason was given. A “total Inventory blowout” sale is scheduled to begin Thursday tomorrow at every store with “savings up to 20 percent off,” the announcement indicated.
A staff member at the Vernon store confirmed the closing and said preparations are already under way for the liquidation sale.
Pet Valu specializes in pet supplies and nutritional consultations. Stores are even equipped with dog washes.
Connecticut locations include:
- Vernon
- Tolland
- Putnam
- Brooklyn
- Glastonbury
- Colchester
- Newington
- Simsbury
- West Hartford
- Southington
- Bristol
- Cromwell
- Milford
- Southbury
- Winsted
- Groton
- Norwich
- Old Saybrook
Pet Valu officials directed customers to its website for information on liquidation sales, member information and gift cards.
Pet Valu officials are “encouraging” all customers to use outstanding gift cards by Dec. 13.
Gift cards cannot be exchanged for cash, they added. All stores will close earlier than the end of the year if inventories sell out quickly, a staffer said.
Pet Valu has been around for about four decades, according to its website. In 2016, the chain merged with Pet Supermarket to become one of the largest retail operations in North America with nearly 1,200 stores.
