The leading pet service franchise company Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming aims to expand into Canada with opening of its first store in the Greater Toronto Area. The retailer has plans to open 200 branches across the …
Petspiration Group acquired
Woolworths Group enters the pet supplies business
The Sydney-based Woolworths Group has entered into an agreement to acquire a 55 per cent equity interest in Petspiration Group, a …
New study
Online retailing in the USA
Last year, online sales of pet products in the USA attained a volume of 30.7 bn dollars, accounting for 36 per cent of overall sales. This information …
Expansion continues even in times of war
Suziria carries on expanding its distribution space
Suziria Distribution, part of the Suziria Group and the largest national distribution company in Ukraine by its own account, …
2022/2023
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Pan-European concept
Fressnapf launches new Future Store generation
At Fressnapf a new Future Store generation has been launched. The retailer hopes that the new store concept, which is to be rolled …
21 new stores in 2022
Das Futterhaus continues to expand
The opening of a store in Berlin-Waidmannslust on 14 December brings the expansion of German corporate group Das Futterhaus to an end for this …
Sadness in the pet sector
Norbert Zajac has passed away
Norbert Zajac has passed away. The charismatic pet retailer, who would have been 68 on 27 December, died suddenly and unexpectedly on 13 December. His…
RSPCA interview on BBC
25 per cent increase in pets being abandoned in UK
The number of abandoned pets in the UK increased by 25 per cent to 22 908 between January and July this year, compared with the …
National Pet College in the UK
Courses for the hospitality industry
The UK’s National Pet College is targeting the hospitality industry with a new course, highlighting the benefits of becoming dog-friendly. This…
Acquisitions in Bulgaria and Croatia
Pet Network International widens its market presence
The Croatia-based pet store chain Pet Network International (PNI), which already operates in five countries in south-eastern …
First 24/7 self-service pet store
Placek Group: We set the trend
The Czechia-based Placek Group is taking a new approach. Today, 6 December, the pet retailer is opening the first self-service pet store in Europe …
New store in Zagreb
Zoocity opens its first XXL pet store
Zoocity, the leading pet retailer in Croatia with 35 pet stores, has opened its first XXL-format store in Zagreb. The store covers a floor s…
Acquisition of Fidovet
UR Group starts pet food production
The Italian company UR Group, which has over 50 Petfarm stores and specialises in software solutions and digital offerings, is putting more …
Austrian Retail Innovation Awards
Award for Fressnapf Austria
Retail companies based in Austria recently received recognition with the Austrian Retail Innovation Awards 2022. The awards were presented by the …