Feeds’n Needs Unveils Plans for a New Retail Store in Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia!
[July 16, 2024] — Feeds’n Needs, a leading name in retail, is thrilled to announce that it’s expanding its footprint with the launch of a brand new retail location in the heart of Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia. This exciting development is currently underway and promises to redefine the shopping experience for our valued customers in that area.
“Feeds’n Needs is thrilled to unveil our fifteenth store, marking another milestone in our exclusive expansion across the Maritimes,” says Brian Wedge, Retail Sales Manager. “This isn’t just another store. Spanning 6,500 square feet, our newest location will be a one-stop-shop, offering a wide array of products ranging from livestock feed and supplies to pet food, accessories, and even lawn and garden essentials. Our growth momentum is strong. Just last year, we launched a new store in Shediac, New Brunswick, and we’re actively exploring opportunities for further expansion.”
Feeds’n Needs already boasts a strong presence in Nova Scotia with seven stores in Antigonish, Amherst, Truro, Windsor, Port Williams, Berwick, and Bridgewater. “Adding Hammonds Plains to our network of stores is a strategic move that we’re incredibly excited about,” says Carrie Bowie, Marketing & Communications Supervisor at Feeds’n Needs. “We’re committed to bringing unparalleled convenience to the community, establishing a robust local presence, and fostering enduring relationships with our customers.”
Stay tuned for more updates as we bring this exciting project to life!
About Feeds’n Needs
Feeds’n Needs is premier animal feed and supply retail division of Shur-Gain/Trouw Nutrition, a company that is well known for its constant efforts in understanding how to optimize animal nutrition and health. Before our stores existed, all this knowledge was only accessible to the wholesale market. In the early years, Shur-Gain had four main feed production plants in the Maritimes, with small retail spaces within, carrying essential animal health and farm maintenance products. With so much growth in the industry, came more opportunities to take our passion for animal well-being to the next level and expand our retail locations: making our expertise available to not only animal owners, but pet lovers like you and us!
Feeds’n Needs now proudly operates 14 corporate stores across the Maritimes and is a place where you are free to ask for advice while sharing a warm shopping experience. Our 130+ experienced retail staff members are carefully selected (only real pet lovers are hired!) and thoroughly trained to offer you the best expertise through friendly, personalized, and courteous customer service.
At Feeds’n Needs, our staff understands that all pets are different and require different needs. To ensure animal well-being and a great shopping experience, we carry over 20,000 products, spanning across multiple categories (farm, wild bird, to home decor & so much in between) to ensure our customers are equipped with the supplies they need.
Shediac, New Brunswick: Feeds’n Needs Newest Location
[October 26, 2023] — Feeds’n Needs is excited to announce plans to open a new retail store in Shediac, New Brunswick, and anticipates opening at the beginning of November 2023.
“We are thrilled to be adding our fourteenth store location in Shediac, New Brunswick,” says Brian Wedge, Retail Sale Manager, Feeds’n Needs. “The new store will have over 5000 square feet of retail space, and carry a vast selection of products, making it a one stop shop for livestock feed and supplies, pet food and accessories, and lawn and garden needs.”
“Feeds’n Needs currently has five stores in New Brunswick including Moncton, Woodstock, Fredericton, Saint John, and Sussex. Shediac is an excellent addition to our network of stores,” says Carrie Bowie, Marketing & Communications Supervisor, Feeds’n Needs. “We are looking forward to bringing more convenience to the community, building a strong local presence, and lasting relationship with our customers.”
About Feeds’n Needs
Feeds’n Needs is premier animal feed and supply retail division of Shur-Gain/Trouw Nutrition, a company that is well known for its constant efforts in understanding how to optimize animal nutrition and health. Before our stores existed, all this knowledge was only accessible to the wholesale market. In the early years, Shur-Gain had four main feed production plants in the Maritimes, with small retail spaces within, carrying essential animal health and farm maintenance products. With so much growth in the industry, came more opportunities to take our passion for animal well-being to the next level and expand our retail locations: making our expertise available to not only animal owners, but pet lovers like you and us!
Feeds’n Needs now proudly operates 13 corporate stores across the Maritimes and is a place where you are free to ask for advice while sharing a warm shopping experience. Our 80+ experienced retail staff members are carefully selected (only real pet lovers are hired!) and thoroughly trained to offer you the best expertise through friendly, personalized, and courteous customer service.
At Feeds’n Needs, our staff understands that all pets are different and require different needs. To ensure animal well-being and a great shopping experience, we carry over 20,000 products, spanning across multiple categories (farm, wild bird, to home decor & so much in between) to ensure our customers are equipped with the supplies they need.
Feeds’n Needs Berwick relocates to 229 Commercial Street
Our Berwick location recently opened on 229 Commercial Street! With a new space, the store is bigger and better than ever. We chatted with our Berwick Store Manager Jeffery Brydon to hear some of his thoughts about the store’s transition and new look!
Q: Tell us about the old store location.
A: “We opened our store in Berwick in April of 1995. The location was on a side street with low visibility. The retail space was small and very limited in what we could do to improve our appearance. We were able to grow our business there until November 2019 when another building became available in Berwick with more space, much better location, and the chance to better serve our customers.”
Q: How did your team feel about moving the store?
A: The day we officially secured the new building was very exciting. From the very beginning, all of our staff were on board with the move, and each member played a very important role in making the move happen. We were given a clean slate to start with, which gave us a great opportunity to incorporate much of our new Feeds’n Needs branding and design elements. Our fresh new look was desperately needed for the store… it was a ton of work, but something we are all proud of!
Q: What is the best part of being in your new location?
A: The old location was small, hard to move around in with little space to expand our product offering. Compared to our new location, it’s like night and day! We have added great new product lines in-store and have created a better shopping environment to better serve our customers. And how could we forget our brand new Splash’n Dash Dog Wash! Having this in our store has allowed us to better serve our pet parent customers, too.
Q: How has the community responded to your new location?
A: The support from our community has been absolutely amazing from day one. We have heard so many positive comments from customers, which has really made all of the work worthwhile! We look forward to continue serving them for years to come in our new space.
Check out the video below of the before and after shots of the Berwick location! Be sure to visit them if you are in the Annapolis Valley at 229 Commercial Street in Berwick!
Feeds’n Needs Windsor relocates to 48 Morison Drive
After twenty years, our Feeds’n Needs in Windsor Nova Scotia has a new place to call home. The team celebrated the grand opening in November 2018, and has seen nothing but positive change happening since. We chatted with Becky Dauphinee, our Winsor Store Manager to get her thoughts on the store’s transition and their fresh new look! Here is what she had to say.
Q: What was it like going from the old location on Sanford street in the Industrial park, to the new location on Morison Drive?
A: “After 20 years at our old location, we were ready for a change. We used to have a much smaller retail space, tucked in the back corner of the Industrial Park. We outgrew the space. The old location was not clearly visible or well known, making it hard for our customers to find us just by driving by. They had to be looking to find us.”
Q: Tell us a bit about the move over to the new space.
A: “The move itself was definitely a challenge, as we had a limited number of staff, which made moving product to the new location tricky. The hardest part was juggling the balance of inventory between both stores during our renovations, since we still needed to keep our old location stocked for our customer’s needs.”
Q: What’s it like being settled into the new store?
A: “Our entire staff were very excited for our move to our new location, and especially the new look the business got with the re-branding at the same time. When we started moving our inventory over, the new space seemed so large that we would never be able to fill it! We have expanded on our categories and with all the new product and ideas, it wasn’t as hard as we originally thought!”
The community, Becky says, is the best part of the new store. “The community was just as excited as we were,” she said. “We had many new customers that didn’t even know we existed before. And many of our customers are loving the selection we carry, we have a little bit of everything!”
Q: What is the best part of being at 48 Morison Drive?
A: Being able to better connect with our community has been so rewarding. At our new spot, we are also visible from the highway, which helps bring in new faces that we otherwise may not have gotten the chance to serve.”
Q: What are you looking forward to most for the new store?
A: “We are most looking forward to being able to better serve our customers wants and needs, with new product lines. We have a great new selection of home décor, and have expanded our dog food categories. Growing our business in this small community with a unique one stop shop experience has been so fulfilling for all of us!”
If you are a newer customer to our Windsor store, check out this before and after video to see the transition into the new space!
