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Maxi Zoo opens new store in Copenhagen's Vesterbro

Maxi Zoo Denmark has added another city-centre location to its network, opening a store in the Copenhagen district of Vesterbro in early August. Announcing the opening on LinkedIn, the retailer described an opening day …

Distribution11. August 2026

Pushing theSmart Supply subscription service

Tractor Supply adds more than 200 dog and cat products

US rural lifestyle retailer Tractor Supply is expanding its pet range by more than 200 new dog and cat products. According to…

Distribution11. August 2026

standard for raw pet food

Best practices

European manufacturers are joining forces and have initiated the introduction of a standard for raw pet food, modelled on UK Pet Food.

Distribution03/2026

35th Pet Centar in Serbia

Pet Network International rolls out new app

Pet Network International (PNI), the Zagreb-based pet care retail group, has launched a new mobile app for its Pet Centar chain in Serbi…

Distribution6. August 2026

Assistance dogs welcome

Tom&Co and Belgian Federation launch awareness campaign

To mark International Assistance Dog Week (3 to 9 August 2026), Belgian pet retailer Tom&Co and the Belgian Assistance …

Distribution6. August 2026

Fressnapf | Maxi Zoo

Ambitious growth course

Europe’s largest pet shop chain recorded a 2.5 per cent increase in turnover in 2025 and got off to a strong start in 2026 – and now has 2,919 branches.

Distribution03/2026

Category resets

Pets at Home: Retail turnaround gains traction in Q1

Pets at Home Group has reported total group consumer revenue up 3.9% to £614m for the 16 weeks to 16 July 2026, the first …

Distribution4. August 2026

Between closures and growth

Tractor Supply Company reports on the second quarter

Tractor Supply Company has announced its results for the second quarter of 2026. The company explains that these results are …

Distribution30. July 2026

Petstop I longversion

From sweeping floors to €40 million

Anthony Gallagher set out to flip Petstop for a quick profit, not run it for 30 years. Instead, after a dot-com collapse nearly wiped him out, …

Distribution03/2026

CHF 520 million investment

Nestlé Purina to build new pet food factory in Italy

Nestlé Purina is set to make a significant investment in production capacity with a new CHF 520 million factory in Mantua, Ital…

Distribution28. July 2026

Strategic partnership

Central Garden & Pet acquires Trixie

Trixie Heimtierbedarf GmbH & Co. KG, one of Europe’s leading suppliers of pet accessories and pet snacks, announced on 27 July that …

Distribution28. July 2026

Arcaplanet and Bricofer Group

Strategic partnership

On the path to growth together: Arcaplanet and Bricofer Group roll out pet category in DIY stores.

Distribution03/2026

Improved gross margin

Musti reports solid growth

The Musti Group has once again confirmed that it is on a growth trajectory, with thoroughly solid results. Revenue growth in the first half of the year …

Distribution28. July 2026

Nine new stores

MasterZoo expands pet store network across Ukraine

Ukrainian retailer Suziria Group is continuing to grow its nationwide MasterZoo pet store chain. In the first half of 2026 the …

Distribution23. July 2026

Fediaf

1% overall growth

The European Pet Food Industry Federation (Fediaf) has published its 2026 Facts & Figures report, putting the value of pet food for now 306 million pets at €2…

Distribution03/2026