Breton: Canadian pet stores are dominated by repetitive mainstream brands
Matt Breton · Profitable. Focused. Built for Dogs. How This Niche eCommerce Brand Got Successfully Acquired · Jun 10, 2025 · at 1:54
Matt Breton, founder of Big Paw Shop, explains the market gap in Canada that inspired him to launch a niche pet e-commerce brand.
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“Every dog store that you go to in Canada, maybe in the U S as well, but a lot of the brick and mortar stores have the same products. You know, it's always, you know, I don't want to necessarily call out names in a bad way here, but you do see like Kong a lot, Chuck it. You know, it's just the same brands over and over”
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