PETCO is a leading specialty retailer of premium pet food and supplies.PETCO's strategy is to offer its customers a complete assortment of pet-related products at competitive prices, with superior levels of customer service at convenient locations. PETCO generated net sales of $1.3 billion in the fiscal year ended February 2, 2002. It operates more than 600 neighborhood stores in 43 states and the District of Columbia, as well as a leading destination for on-line pet food and supplies at http://www.petco.com . The PETCO oundation, PETCO's non-profit organization, has raised more than $10 million since inception in 1999. More than 1,200 non-profit grassroots animal welfare organizations from around the nation have received support from the Foundation.