Pet supplies store coming to Cape

Business Today

A Petco Animal Supplies store is scheduled to open in Cape Girardeau this summer.

Petco, the No. 2 chain in the country behind PetSMART, will fill the final vacant lot at Cape West Plaza, which includes Shoe Carnival, Fashion Bug and Staples. The address will be 266 Siemers Drive.

Construction on the store started in early March, said project manager Brad Heinze, who works for Drury Development Corp., which owns the property. Drury's construction arm, Druco, is building the 13,200-square-foot store.

Heinze said the store is expected to be completed by the end of May and that Petco will be putting in its fixtures and stocking the store until it opens near the end of June.

Petco is a specialty retailer of premium pet food and supplies and operates 561 stores in 41 states and the District of Columbia as well as a destination for online pet food and supplies.