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PetEdge, Inc. is a family-owned mail order and e-commerce company that manufactures and distributes pet supplies and dog grooming products for pet care professionals and independent retailers in the United States, Canada, and internationally. PetEdge distributes over 20 exclusive brands and more than 12,000 products, available through catalog and online sales.

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These next two paragraphs are taken from Business Week online synopsis -- needs to be developed/edited

The company's product offerings include grooming products, such as clippers and blades, shampoos and rinses, tools, replacement parts, and cat grooming products; apparel and accessories, including pet apparel and carriers, gifts for pet lovers, retail signage and displays, and pet jewelry and hair accessories; and health products, including flea and tick, medical and nutrition, dental, eye and ear care, coat and skin care, breeding and whelping, natural products, and products for senior pets.

It also provides homes and kennel products, including cages and crates, beds and furniture, car and travel, dishes and storage, cleanup, and outdoor products; toys and treat products, including dog and cat toys and treats, dental chews, and displays; and training and control products, including pet training aids, collars and restraints, electronic training, and doors and gates.

PetEdge develops exclusive brands to help pet care professionals and independent retailers expand their retail sales. PetEdge-brand product lines include Top Performance®, Master Grooming Tools®, Master Equipment™, ikaria® among others. need to develop petedge brands section Pet Age Magazine's most recent pet brand rankings (2013) show PetEdge ranked Number 1 in Dog Apparel (8th consecutive year), Grooming Tools, Dog Sanitation and Cat Toys, and Number 2 in Dog Toys (8th consecutive year) and Cat Housing & Travel.

PetEdge has distributions centers located in Billerica, Massachusetts and Reno, Nevada.

Company History
PetEdge was founded in 1956 by Loeb Katz as New England Serum Company. Initially, Loeb provided serums to local dairy farms in the Topsfield, Massachusetts area. As the company grew, the product line was expanded to include pet products. The first product flyer was mailed in 1968.

Over the years, the family-owned business evolved to serve the changing needs of pet care professionals and independent pet supply retailers across the country. After nearly half a century as New England Serum Company, the name of the company was changed to PetEdge in the fall of September 2002.

PetEdge is a member of the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council, the Direct Marketing Association, the American Catalog Mailers Association, the Pet Industry Distributors Association, and NEMOA (National Etailing & Mailing Organization of America).