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Petco Is Going Dark in 25 More Locations. Here's the List So Far.
Petco is shuttering another 25 underperforming stores in 2025, matching last year's cull, as sales slide and its stock sinks. See which locations have already closed and the strange bet the company is making to bounce back.
Marcus Webb · 4 min read
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