For over a year now, the pet supplies market in Eastern Europe has been feeling the effects of the war in Ukraine. High inflation rates in particular are causing a headache for retailers and manufacturers.
Russian pet product market
Challenging times
The Russian pet product market is slowly developing, despite the massive exodus of foreign producers and suppliers of pet goods from Russia in recent months and …
animal welfare legislation
Spain has a new law
At the end of March, the Spanish Congress narrowly passed new animal welfare legislation. The new bill focuses primarily on dogs and cats kept as pets.
Completion scheduled for 2024
Agravis builds a new logistics hub
A groundbreaking ceremony has signalled the start of preparations for the construction of a new logistics hub for retail group Agravis Raiffeisen…
New store on 250 SQM
Amici di Casa Coop opens in Bari
Amici di Casa Coop di Master Coop Alleanza 3.0 has opened a store in Bari.The group’s 23rd store overall has a retail area of 250 m² with a product…
Number 1 seller of own-brand pet food
Aldi dominates the UK pet food market
The discount chain Aldi has become the number 1 seller of own-brand pet food in the UK, according to the newsletter of the PLMA association. …
The German pet supplies market in 2022
Total turnover: 6.5 bn euros
With a total turnover of 5.126 bn euros, the German pet sector recorded an increase in turnover of 7.1 per cent in the stationary specialised and food …
Headquarters in Salzburg
Fressnapf Austria moves into new premises
Fressnapf Austria has moved into a new and modern headquarters on almost 1 000 m² in Salzburg. "With the new headquarters, we are meeting …
Far-reaching consequences for the pet sector
Spain passes a new animal welfare bill
The Spanish Congress has narrowly passed a new animal welfare bill. Among other things, it provides for a positive list of pets that may be …
Vote to have a chance of winning
Only a few days left to vote
PET worldwide is looking for the Product of the Year 2022/2023 and voting is already well under way. The latest issue of PET worldwide features the …
Fiscal 2022/2023
Hornbach grows by 6.3 per cent
The DIY store and garden centre operator Hornbach substantially increased its sales in fiscal 2022/23. The company announced that net sales of …
Expansion
Das Futterhaus opens three new stores
The pet store chain Das Futterhaus, which has over 400 stores in Germany and Austria, has opened three new stores in March. These are in Kiel …
Strong expansion in 2022
Alpha Zoo wins prestigious award
The Hungarian pet retailer Alpha Zoo has won the award for the “Most Dynamically Developing Franchise Chain of 2022”. The award, which rewards …
US market
Record-breaking year for private labels
Powered by a double-digit increase in sales, private label set new records in the US in annual volume as well as in dollar and unit shares …
Merger of two wholesalers
ASP acquires Nagels Pet Products
ASP has announced the acquisition of Nagels Pet Products with effect from April, according to the Belgian pet magazine Pet & Garden Pro. Both …