LINCOLNSHIRE, IL--(Marketwired - Feb 16, 2016) - Bentley's Pet Stuff, a family-owned healthy pet foods business founded by Lisa and Giovanni Senafe, along with entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis, host of CNBC's reality series, The Profit, today announced the acquisition of Pet Outpost, a leading local pet products store in the Milwaukee area. Following the recent acquisition, plans are in place to open an additional 8 to 10 Bentley's Pet Stuff stores in the greater Milwaukee area over the next 12 months to join the existing 15 Chicago area Bentley's locations.
Previous owner, Sherri Losby, opened Pet Outpost at 4604 N. Wilson, Shorewood, WI in 2011, and enjoyed great reviews on the staff's friendly service, expertise and quality of their natural pet products. Plans are in place for Losby to stay with the newly merged business to assist with the expansion of the Bentley's Pet Stuff brand.
"We are excited to bring Bentley's Pet Stuff to the Milwaukee area to help meet customer demand for natural pet products," said business partner, Marcus Lemonis. "As an alumni of Marquette University, I have always wanted to bring one of my businesses to the Milwaukee area. By acquiring the existing Pet Outpost location, we are in an opportune position to serve the greater metropolitan area with the same exceptional service customers have become accustomed to and start the process to open additional locations in this market."
Bentley's Pet Stuff sells natural food, pet care essentials, toys, grooming products and treats for their four-legged friends. The company focuses on the three critical elements in caring for pets: to nourish, energize and reward. Specialty pet food brands such as Fromm, Orijen, Zignature, Honest Kitchen and Stella & Chewy's can be obtained from all Bentley's Pet Stuff locations. In addition, seasonal products and holiday gift items are available for purchase throughout the year.
"As pet lovers, our values perfectly aligned with Sherri and the Pet Outpost staff, and we're confident this new addition to our business and future expansion will help us continue to offer the very best in products and services to pets and their owners," said co-founder and owner Lisa Senafe. "This acquisition highlights our commitment to promoting healthy foods and treats for the well-being of animals and further allows our team to meet the vast needs of pet owners."
About Bentley's Pet Stuff
Bentley's Corner Barkery opened its doors in 2008 with a mission to feed animal lovers' pets genuine real meat products made in the USA. Their dedication to customers' animals is why they hand pick and research every item stocked on their shelves, allowing customers to be at ease when making a purchase at any of their retail stores throughout the Chicagoland area. Started from a single retail store eight years ago, Bentley's Corner Barkery grew to encompass seven locations offering natural pet food, a variety of treats, toys and more! In November 2015, Bentley's Corner Barkery acquired Pet Stuff and the newly formed company, Bentley's Pet Stuff, now features 15 locations across Chicagoland. http://www.petstuff.com/
About Marcus Lemonis
Marcus Lemonis is an entrepreneur, investor, television personality, and chairman and CEO of Marcus Lemonis LLC as well as Camping World and Good Sam Enterprises. Camping World is the nation's largest RV and outdoor retailer, and Good Sam is the world's largest RV owner's organization. Visit www.campingworld.com for more information.
Lemonis is known as the "business turnaround king" and host of CNBC's prime time reality series, The Profit, in which he lends his expertise to struggling small businesses around the country and judges businesses based on a "Three P" principle: People, Process, and Product. The Profit airs Tuesdays 10pm ET/PT on CNBC.
More about Marcus Lemonis can be found at http://www.marcuslemonis.com, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/marcus.lemonis and Twitter @MarcusLemonis.
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