Future Shop Podcast with WSL

EP75: The Power of Pets on the Future of Retail, with HABRI

WSL Season 4 Episode 75

In this episode, Wendy Liebmann talks to Lindsey Braun, Vice President of Research & Operations at HABRI (the Human Animal Bond Research Institute) about the power of pets to positively impact the health and wellbeing of people – and retail.

They discuss:

  • The science behind the pet–human connection and the power pets have to change lives.  (It’s real.)
  • How having a pet can improve overall health and wellbeing, including mental health, autism, and medical outcomes
  • With the ageing of America, the role pets can plan in reducing loneliness, even caregiving
  • The positive effects of pet friendly workplaces
  • Why retailers such as Walmart, Petco and others continue to enhance their pet services

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