Interzoo 2024, which will take place from 7 to 10 May in Nuremberg, will be bigger and more international than ever. Well over 2 000 companies from around 70 countries will be exhibiting in 14 exhibition halls on more …
Store concepts from Europe
A good store concept should also be able to encourage impulse buys by customers. On this double page, PET worldwide presents some successful examples …
Fressnapf Group
Fressnapf still on track for success
Last year, the Fressnapf Group smashed the 4-bn-euro sales barrier with a year-on-year sales increase of around 475 mio euros, even against an …
study by the Swiss online retailer Galaxus
Online shopping in Europe
The shopping behaviour of online shoppers is fairly similar in Europe, but there are still slight differences. This is the result of a study by the …
pet food market in Latvia
An optimistic look into the future
The pet food market in Latvia, the second largest country in the Baltic region, is growing steadily these days, thanks to the ever-rising local …
Alexander Stübler and Hartmut Senf
New managers at Das Futterhaus
On 15 April, Alexander Stübler will take over the management of sales at the German specialist retail chain Das Futterhaus. He succeeds Thomas …
Kiwoko to start a food collection campaign
“No cat without a can”
The good weather is returning, and with it the number of unsterilised litters of cats in cat colonies is increasing. Kiwoko, the largest pet store chain in …
B2B communication platform for newcomer companies
PET worldwide is looking for the start-up of the year
PET worldwide wants to strengthen newcomer companies in the pet industry. In order to offer them a B2B communication platform…
APPA, WPA and NAVC join forces
PSC calls on the pet industry to celebrate Earth Month
On 1 April, the Pet Sustainability Coalition (PSC) launched its third annual 30-day sprint to inspire more than 50 000 people…
Decline in sales in Germany
Hornbach grows in Europe
At 5.78 bn euros (-1.1 per cent), total net sales at Hornbach Baumarkt AG in the 2023/24 financial year almost matched the previous year's figure of 5.843 …
Supply chain partner
Jollyes agrees new 10-year contract with Wincanton
British pet store chain Jollyes has confirmed that it has agreed a new 10-year logistics partnership with supply chain partner …
Change at the top
Petco appoints R. Michael Mohan as interim CEO
The US pet store chain Petco has announced that the company’s board of directors has appointed R. Michael Mohan to serve as interim …
10 000 square metres, 15 000 pallet spaces
Placek Pet Products opens new warehouse
Czech specialist retail group Placek Pet Products has opened a new warehouse in Podebrady, around 60 kilometres east of Prague. The hall was…
Acquired by TDR Capital
Kester Capital sells Jollyes
Kester Capital, a leading UK lower mid-market private equity firm, has announced that it has signed an agreement to sell its portfolio business, …
First-quarter sales figures for 2024
Sales and profit down at J.M. Smucker
The American manufacturing company J.M. Smucker has announced sales figures for the first quarter of 2024. These reveal that net sales of pet …