News

11-12/2009

Creature comforts despite crunch

According to Planet Retail’s latest executive briefing “Pet Care Retailing, 2009”, there are relatively few speciality retail sectors that are …

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No revolution, but evolution

The EU has launched a new regulation for the labelling and marketing of pet food. Thomas Meyer, secretary general of the European association Fediaf, …

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A trip through Chinese aquatics shops

In a personal tour of selected stores, the aquatics expert Bernd H. Hindersmann gives an impression of the market situation relating to the …

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Fascinating aquatic landscapes

Following numerous stages of expansion, the Aqua Garden Center in Neupré, close to Lüttich, is one of the most impressive speciality stores in …

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More aggressive pricing at Pet's Place

A major price-cutting campaign and a new range of private label products are intended to assist speciality chain Pet's Place in consolidating…

Distribution11-12/2009

Birds on a downward spiral

Bird-keeping is stagnating across the globe, yet budgerigars, canaries and other companion birds still play an important part in the pet market in many …

Distribution11-12/2009

The bird is the star

There’s a long international tradition of keeping pet birds in the pet sector. The trend towards increasingly natural food and keeping birds in a manner …

Suppliers11-12/2009

Celebrating its anniversary in style

Around 600 guests were on hand to help Hagen Deutschland celebrate its 50th anniversary in Fulda. Rolf Hagen jr. and Jörg Marci offered a …

Suppliers11-12/2009

Aquariums with a new slant

Spectacular aquariums have always been a speciality of Aquacone, based in Düsseldorf. Recently the company has also become involved in designing and …

Suppliers11-12/2009

Active ingredients from the Dead Sea

The Israeli company Smelly Pet (now: Smiley Pet) offers pet care products based on minerals from the Dead Sea.

Suppliers11-12/2009

Fair seeks new initiatives

Glee/Petindex is still considered a key event for the sector in Great Britain, but the importance of the pet supplies category is diminishing year by yea…

Events11-12/2009

New products

11-12/2009