Review of the year

Expansions and acquisitions

Countless takeovers coloured the picture of the international pet supplies sector - some surprising, some interesting. Here we feature a selection.

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Fressnapf Group

Fressnapf attains new sales record

The Fressnapf Group surpassed its expectations for 2021 with annual sales reaching 3.17 bn euros.

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Pets at Home

The UK market leader

Pets at Home looks back on a change in personnel and ­positive sales developments. Here is a summary.

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Kiriel

Kiriel opens new stores

Kiriel, a French franchise chain specialising in local stores, has opened four new branches in the last year.

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Dog food

Good stuff in the bowl

Dog food is considered one of the most dynamic product segments in the pet sector, not least on account of the sharp increase in the number of dogs. Here we …

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China

Pet market on the rise

A recent study reports significant growth in sales, rising pet population figures and an increasing number of pet stores in China's pet supplies sector.

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Floods over the summer

When the weather goes mad

Severe storms and flooding in the USA, Germany, Netherlands and the UK during July and August also affected the pet supplies industry.

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Pet Food Federation (Fediaf)

300 mio pets in Europe

The European Pet Food Federation (Fediaf) releases its annual overview of the pet population and pet supplies market in Europe.

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Editorial

Reversing the trend

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Qualipet

Number 1 in Switzerland

In most countries in which Fressnapf operates its own stores, Europe's leading pet retailer tops the speciality retail rankings within a few years. In …

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The German top three

Growing in step with one another

The German top three pet supplies retailers have reported solid growth in sales for the first six months of the year. Zooplus will soon be acquired…

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Latin America

Online market in Latin America

If online sales were already a growing trend over the last decade, 2020 saw a boost in the popularity of e-commerce. The pet food market was not left…

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Italian pet market exceeds 2.2 bn euros

In 2020, the Italian pet market grew both in terms of value (+4.2 per cent compared with 2019) and volume (+2 per cent).

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Growth across all channels

For the 2021 financial year, UK specialist retail chain Pets at Home has announced group sales growth to GBP 1 142.8 mio (approximately 1 330 mio euros).

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