National pet supply store Petco set to open Merced location. Here’s when
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- Petco will open a new 13,500-sq.-ft. store in Merced on October 20, 2025.
- The store will include pet products, adoption events and expert in-store support.
- Petco reported a 2.3% drop in net sales in its 2025 Q2 financial overview.
Petco, the national animal supply chain which has stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, will open it’s third store in Merced County next month.
The new location, located at 1011 W. Olive Ave., is scheduled to open on Oct. 20 and will be part of The Shoppes @ Merced.
The Merced store will be the third Petco operating within Merced County. The two other Merced County Petco locations include a store at 1230 Commerce Ave. in Atwater and a store at 1429 W. Pacheco Blvd. in Los Banos. Petcoc operates more than 200 stores in California.
The company said the new 13,500 square-foot Merced location will feature pet food, toys, various pet supplies as well as expert support from people passionate about pet ownership. The company said the store will also feature monthly in-store activities with events such as pet adoptions, food tastings and more.
Petco will celebrate the grand opening of its Merced store by offering customers a special promotion of $10 off a purchase of $30 or more, that promotion will run from Oct. 20 through Nov. 17.
According to the company’s latest financial report, the Petco Health and Wellness Company Inc. recorded a 2.3% decrease in net sales year over year with a net sales of $1,488,529 on Aug. 2, as part of the company’s 2025 Quarter 2 Overview.