March Road Pet Food & Grooming

What March Road Pet Food & Grooming does

March Road Pet Food & Grooming is an independently owned, family-operated neighborhood pet retail store operating from a single storefront at 1112 March Road in Kanata, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 2006, the business serves pet owners across the Kanata and greater Ottawa area with a wide assortment of pet foods, treats, toys, and supplies spanning nine animal categories: bird, cat, dog, fish, reptile, poultry and flock, small pet, wild bird, and equine. In addition to retail merchandise, the store offers same-day nail trimming grooming services performed by experienced groomers and partners with the Ottawa Humane Society and Lanark Animal Welfare Society (L.A.W.S) to host cat and kitten adoptions on-site.

The product offering is horizontally organized across pet categories and comprises third-party branded items from numerous manufacturers, with no proprietary products, intellectual property, or patents disclosed. E-commerce and point-of-sale operations run on Franpos, a third-party SaaS platform that powers the online storefront at marchroadpet.com along with in-store checkout, account management, wishlist functionality, and order processing. The store maintains an active organic social media presence on Facebook and Instagram as its primary customer-facing digital marketing channels, with no paid acquisition, email nurture programs, or content marketing beyond the platform defaults. Marketing relies primarily on local reputation and community word-of-mouth.

Revenue is generated through two streams: one-time retail sales of pet food and supplies and professional grooming fees from nail trimming services. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; customers contact the store directly for product and service quotes. The business accepts orders both in-store and online, with no subscription, membership, loyalty program, or recurring-revenue model in evidence. Distribution is entirely domestic (Canada), with a single physical point of sale and the Franpos-powered online store. The company has approximately 5 employees, no disclosed external investors, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no funding or M&A history.

Name

March Road Pet Food & Grooming

Legal name

March Road Pet Food and Supplies

Website

https://marchroadpet.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

March Road Pet Food & Grooming is a family-operated neighborhood pet retailer founded in 2006 in Kanata, Ontario, serving Ottawa-area pet owners with food, treats, and supplies across nine animal categories, same-day nail trimming, and cat adoption services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pet Retail

NAICS

Pet and Pet Supplies Retailers (459910), Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services (81291), Pet and Pet Supplies Retailers (45991)

akta.pro primary industry

Pet Supplies Retail (CRALAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pet Services (Grooming, Training, Daycare) (CRALAIAJ), Pet Grooming Supplies Retail (At-home) (CRALAHAG)

Keywords

• Pet food retail
• Pet supplies store
• Pet grooming services
• Neighborhood pet store
• Pet care products

Headquarters

HQ city

Kanata

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Pet Food & Supplies Retail: One-time retail sales of pet food, treats, toys, and supplies across multiple pet categories. Products sold include various branded items from numerous manufacturers.
2. Grooming Services: Same-day nail trimming services offered by experienced groomers. Customers can book appointments via phone.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

March Road Pet Food & Grooming is an independently owned, family-operated neighborhood pet store founded in 2006 that sells pet food, treats, toys, and supplies across a wide range of pet categories including bird, cat, dog, fish, reptile, poultry/flock, small pet, wild bird, and equine. In addition to retail, the store offers same-day nail trimming grooming services by experienced groomers and facilitates cat/kitten adoptions in partnership with the Ottawa Humane Society and L.A.W.S (Lanark Animal Welfare Society).

Product overview

March Road Pet Food & Supplies is an independently owned, family-operated neighbourhood pet store serving Kanata and the Ottawa area since 2006. The company operates as a traditional brick-and-mortar retail store with an e-commerce platform, offering a diverse portfolio of pet supplies organized by animal category: Bird, Cat, Dog, Fish, Reptile, Poultry & Flock, Small Pet, Wild Bird, and Equine products. Their product offerings include quality foods, treats, toys, and supplies. In addition to retail products, they provide grooming services (same-day nail trimming by experienced groomers) and cat/kitten adoption services through partnerships with Ottawa Humane Society and L.A.W.S. The store carries hundreds of third-party pet product brands and operates an online shopping platform powered by Franpos.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pet Food & Supplies Retail assortment of third-party branded pet food, treats, toys, and supplies organized across multiple pet categories, sold in-store and online for local pet owners in Kanata and Ottawa.
• Nail Trimming Service Same-day pet nail trimming service performed by experienced groomers at the Kanata retail location, available to walk-in or appointment-based customers who contact the store by phone.
• Cat/Kitten Adoption Service In-store facilitation of cat and kitten adoptions hosted in partnership with the Ottawa Humane Society and L.A.W.S (Lanark Animal Welfare Society), allowing local adopters to find cats at the Kanata pet store location.

Named customers2 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Ottawa Humane SocietyminorOthersMarch Road Pet Food & Supplies partners with Ottawa Humane Society to help find cats their Forever Homes through cat/kitten adoption services at the store location.
• L.A.W.S (Lanark Animal Welfare Society)minorOthersMarch Road Pet Food & Supplies partners with Lanark Animal Welfare Society to help find cats their Forever Homes through cat/kitten adoption services at the store location.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• PetSmart: North American big-box pet retailer offering food, supplies, grooming, and services under one roof. Competes for the same Ottawa-area pet owner wallet with materially larger stores and broader SKU depth.
• Chewy: U.S.-headquartered online pet supplies retailer that has expanded into Canada. Directly competes with March Road's e-commerce channel on assortment, subscription pricing, and home delivery convenience.
• Pet Valu: Canada's largest specialty pet retailer with hundreds of corporate and franchise stores. Directly comparable in product mix (food, supplies, grooming) and Canadian target customer, but operates at chain scale rather than as an independent neighbourhood store.

Direct peers

• Global Pet Foods: Canadian specialty pet retail chain carrying premium foods, supplies, and grooming services across multiple animal categories. Closest direct peer in terms of assortment breadth (including small animals, birds, fish) and franchise/independent operating model.
• Petland: Franchise-based specialty pet retailer with multiple Ontario locations selling food, supplies, and live animals. Comparable independent-store operating model and product breadth including specialty pet categories.
• Bosley's by Pet Valu: Pet Valu's standalone pet grooming and supplies banner. Directly competes with March Road's nail trimming offering and adds full-service grooming (baths, cuts) in adjacent locations throughout Ontario.
• Big Al's Pet Supercenters: Ontario-based independent pet supercentres carrying food, supplies, live animals, and grooming services. Comparable breadth across fish, reptile, bird, and small animal categories with a similar neighbourhood-store positioning.
• Ren's Pets: Canadian specialty pet retailer with stores across Ontario and Quebec, selling food, supplies, and offering grooming. Comparable mid-sized chain model with similar multi-category assortment and customer base.

Others

• Walmart Canada (Pet Department): Mass-market retailer whose pet food and supplies department competes on price for the same Ottawa-area households. Not a specialty peer, but a meaningful alternative for budget-conscious pet owners.
• Amazon.ca (Pet Supplies): General e-commerce marketplace offering pet food, supplies, and Subscribe & Save. Competes primarily on price and convenience rather than service, but exerts margin pressure on independent pet retailers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Marchroadpetfood
• Instagraminstagram.com/marchroadpetfoodandsupplies
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/march-road-pet-food-&-grooming

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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