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Consumer Lifestyle

Global Pet Expo 2018

With Americans now spending nearly $70bn annually on their pets, Stylus visited the product-packed Global Pet Expo in Florida (March 21-23) to discover the innovations and new concepts fuelling this industry boom.

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4 Apr 2018
BY: Marian Berelowitz
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