Pete and Mac’s Chooses Buxton Development to Unleash U.S. Expansion

FORT WORTH, Texas – Pet Resorts, Inc., the parent company of Pete & Mac’s, a “pet recreational resort” offering lodging, daycare, grooming and training for dogs and cats, has selected the Buxton Development Division as the preferred developer to assist with expansion of the brand nationwide.

“Buxton was already helping us with customer analytics and site selection when we learned that they were offering full development services,” said Ron Butler, president and CEO of Pet Resorts, Inc. “We were excited to hear that a single company could handle site identification, zoning, design and construction for us. I can’t imagine a better partner to help us roll out the Pete and Mac’s concept.”

Through the agreement, Buxton will examine the national market potential for Pete and Mac’s through customer analytics, identify retail sites with a high probability of success and provide single-source development services, from financing to building design to general contracting. When the building is complete, Buxton will lease it back to Pet Resorts, Inc. By partnering with the Buxton Development Division, Pet Resorts, Inc. is able to take advantage of high-quality development opportunities without consuming most of their resources upfront.

“Small and mid-size retailers without an in-house real estate department are quickly realizing the advantages of using a company that can find, finance and develop sites for them,” said Bryan Spain, president of Buxton Development. “We have more than 450 years of retail experience on our staff coupled with extensive development expertise, so we’ve truly done it all. We’re looking forward to helping Pete and Mac’s take these important next steps in their growth.”


About Pete & Mac’s
Pete & Mac’s is a chain of “pet resorts” that provide vacation lodging, daycare, professional grooming and training. Currently, Pete and Mac’s has six locations: Gilbert, Arizona; Northglenn, Colorado; Lenexa, Kansas; Kansas City, Missouri; Lee’s Summit, Missouri; and Irving, Texas. Pete and Mac’s is not simply a containment center for pets, but a stimulating activity center, where pets benefit from interaction and socialization with other pets and humans throughout the day. For more information, visit www.petemac.com.

About Buxton
Since 1994, Buxton has been the industry leader in customer analytics for the retail industry. Its focus now includes healthcare organizations, consumer packaged goods manufacturers and city governments. Buxton draws from its individual- and household-level data to determine lifestyles and buying habits to clearly identify an organization’s best customers and find more like them anywhere in the U.S. Among its 1,500 clients are retailers FedEx, Casual Male, California Pizza Kitchen, The Container Store, and New Balance Shoes; consumer packages goods clients H.E.B., Pepperidge Farm, and Proctor & Gamble; healthcare clients Quest Diagnostics, CareNow, and Concentra; and communities McKinney, Texas; Gary, Ind.; Midtown Alliance Atlanta, Ga.; and the City of Moulton, Ala. Buxton’s founder Tom Buxton was named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year® 2007 in Business Services for the Southwest Area. In 2006, Retail Traffic recognized Buxton as one of three figures “influencing the future of retail real estate.” Buxton was also selected as one of the Most Innovative Companies in the 2006 American Business Awards and was named #2 in Fast Company Magazine’s 2005 Fast 50 list of top innovators and technology pioneers.

For more information, visit www.buxtonco.com.

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Courtney Hall
Communications Specialist
2651 South Polaris Drive; Fort Worth, TX 76137
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chall@buxtonco.com