Walmart Announces Online Pet Pharmacy and 100 Veterinary Clinics




Veterinary Viewfinder Podcast show

Summary: This week Walmart announced it was launching an online pet pharmacy, WalmartPetRx.com, and plans to open 100 in-store veterinary clinics over the next 12 months. This week Dr. Ernie Ward and Beckie Mossor, RVT talk with Julie Legred, CVT about what this means for veterinarians and veterinary technicians, pet owners, and pet retailers. The trio offer insights on how independently-owned clinics can learn from Walmart, and why they see this as a win-win for the veterinary profession and U.S. pet owners. Dr. Ward speculates on the timing of this announcement from Walmart and how it may affect the impending Chewy.com IPO. To contact Julie or Beckie about this project and other career opportunities, email them at talent@veterinaryadvancements.com Don’t forget to subscribe and give us a review on iTunes!