what makes petsmart different?ed that the obsession with healthy foods is going well beyond humans. they also want their pets to have an organic diet, too, which is why petsmart has had enormous success selling super premium food. it's the fastest growing category with margins that are three times the size of ordinary pet food. so each sale is much more profitable. they've been very savvy about bringing themselves as a higher end pet store. only 10% of the product petsmart carries are even available in the mass channel. in other words, this company's selling lots of exclusive and proprietary products. they even have exclusive martha stewart branded and doggie bed and they have toys "r" us branded toys. you wouldn't think it's the martha stewart model, it's their owners. more proof that people that would pay up to buy what they perceive for their pets and the best is only available at petsmart. this month the company plans to give high-margin natural goods 20 additional feet of selling space in the dog aisle and eig

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i wouldn't spend 5 or 10 thousand, but i say that now. >>> well, the purist play is petsmart which hasnveyor for 16 years. competition is growing. >> the big question mark is while walmart used used to be oe attack, the question today is amazon on the attack? that's always something we're wrestling with as well. and we think pet smart is relatively well-protected. >> in addition to pet smart, other stocks include abaxis, patterson, reports earnings next week. and ubs says the outlook looks challenging this year especially in the uk. and nwi veterinary supplies just beat on the top and bottom lines. finally one area has been hit by the recession, one of the few. segment of the pet death business at the massive l.a. pet memorial park. >> burying is more expensive. during this last three years we've seen a shift over into e cremations. quite a dramatic shift. and burials have gone down. >> that's because burial starts about $660 plus the headstone. cremations are about half that. but we're not going to talk about that right now are we guys? back to you. >> thanks for making me transition

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petsmart had same-store sales growth every quarter for 16 years. >> petsmart is gaining share. to grow earnings greater than 20% per anum rate over time. >> she's my cookie monster in case you can't tell. >> reporter: thousands of dollars later mary has no regrets. who could blame her? look at that face. if you look at how the stocks have been performing year-to-date, mwi veterinary up 27%. all of them outperforming except for petsmart only up 4.5%. oh, chelsea. >> what have you got, jane? >> well you mean right now? >> what type of dog? >> i'm a basset hound lover but this is a cavalier king charles spaniel, this is chelsea and the little chihuahua beans. we have a three-legged lab in here. onyx, onyx, come here. check out this dog. >> oh! she's so cute! >> the best. >> what do you have at home, jane? >> i'm a basset bound girl. i got a basset, and we're going to get a welsh corgie to teach the bassets to follow the rules. bassets aren't really dogs. >> some people have both but there's dog people and there's -- >> generally peopling cat people. >> i'm diversified, one of each

but we can guarantee that petsmart grooming... ...will make your dog look great!®. happiness in store.™ >>> we all love adorable babies on the web right? in the last few months several have gone viral. you may remember baby arthur. we introduced him to you earlier. his mom photographed him dressed in various movie scenes. look at that face. from "jaws" to "shawshank redemption" to "american beauty" baby arthur took the web by storm. >> now we want to tell you about another baby who is some day going to be saying to his mom you did what to me? this is about baby henry. his mom photographer rachel hoolin takes pictures of her son in which he appears to be in flight. she sets up the shots to make it appear as though henry is flying or floating in mid air. don't see him in that one. she says she never stages the shots. >> what? >> how can it not be staged? she won't tell us her secret. he may give new meaning to "bouncing baby boy." >> that's it for ounce this saturday morning. want to thank bill karins, also alex witt. you can catch her on "weekends with alex witt" o

petsmart came in roughly with estimates. 91 cents a share. total sales up 8%. they had earnings per share of $2.55, up 27% compared to last year. the stock getting hit, down 2.5%. apple, the company reaching that $500 billion market cap milestone during after-hours in trade yesterday. and apple tried to hold that mark today, and succeeded. they closed above that $536.27 mark. lastly, take a look at the net income for the fourth quarter for sotheby's. it came from a decline in auction and revenues. >> seema, thank you. it was one scene as the media empire. but britain's phone hacking scandal has forced murdock to step aside. he stepped down as executive chairman. could it perk up newscorp stock. analysts weighing in on the developments. we'll head live to facebook's first-ever meeting to see what they're saying about this key event. back in a moment. >>> welcome back. bob pisani on the floor of the new york stock exchange. quite a wild day. look at the s&p 500 as we ended the month of february. bottom line, mr. bernanke, perhaps not as dovish as he's been in the

deals with jcpenney, home depot, macy's, petsmart and now she's adding staples. we talked to her this morning about her deal with avery dennison and staples and what the market is. take a listen. >> home organizing is a $21 billion business in the united states. there are 20 million home-based businesses in the united states and 17 million of those are operated by women. so we thought that this was probably a pretty safe area in which to design product. >> one would think so with those numbers. let's take a look at some of the new martha stewart-branded products at staples stores nationwide. in a world of smartphones and tablets, the so-called paperless home, martha points out herself, she's trying to find profits in good, old-fashioned paper. here's how shares of her company and staples and avery are trading right now. martha stewart down a fraction on the trading session, about 3%. staples is up .5%. and avery dennison up 1.3%. we also asked her if she's worried about brand delusion now that she had so many partnerships across so many retail outlets. >> ralph l

we're here in washington, i want to reflect back to what has changed since the staples and the petsmartsame into this world, and how much harder it is today not because of anything entrepreneurs have done or haven't done, but because of what people here in washington have done to support growth. and as part of the job creators alliance, you can read about the job creators alliance.org, you can see what's going on there. it is much harder today. let me just give you a number of examples. i remember when we started out staples, we had some venture capital, and this goth, by the way -- this government, by the way, has tried to turn it into a four-letter word as best they can, but i wouldn't have gotten off the ground had it not been for venture capital. mitt romney, and a bunch of other firms invested as a group. but not long thereafter we went to a bank, and it was a small regional bank. and i said, look, guys, i'd like to get a loan. and they said, well, you're not making any money. i said, well, that's true. why should we give you a loan? i said, well, i've got $8 million worth of paper

since having done that in getting involved with petsmart and carmax, i now professionally invest for a consumer fund. we have about 50 billion in revenues. pink berry is also run by a former that-16 instructor. something about traveling at the speed of light that allows you to manage your business more effectively. honda's a great job -- ron's doing a great job. we are here in washington, and we want to reflect back to what has changed since staples and petsmart came into the world. as part of the job creators alliance, you can read about the job creators and the alliance, and you can see what is going on. it is much harder today. let me give you a number of examples. i remember when we started out staples we have venture-capital, and this government ground have we not had venture-capital. -- and this government treats venture-capital like a four- letter word. not long thereafter we went to a bank and said look, i would like to get a loan. they said you're not making any money. i said that is true. they said why should we give you a loan? bass said i have $8 million worth of paper cl