PHOENIX, AZ, Nov 19, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- PETM Quote Chart News PowerRating -- PetSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PETM Quote Chart News PowerRating) today reported net income of $35.8 million, or $0.28 per share, for the third quarter of 2008. That compares with net income of $29.5 million, or $0.23 per share, for the third quarter of 2007.

Net sales for the third quarter of 2008 increased 12.1 percent to $1.3 billion, compared to the third quarter of 2007. Comparable store sales -- or sales in stores open at least a year -- grew 5.4 percent in the third quarter, on top of 1.4 percent growth in the same period in 2007. During the third quarter, pet services sales were $127.8 million, up 15.2 percent from the third quarter of last year.

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