Pet care in spain

Pet care sales rebound in Spain

Even during hard times, pet care sales held up relatively well in Spain, and with economic conditions now improving, they are rising once again. …

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Petzoo

Shanghai megastore

Petzoo is probably Shanghai’s biggest pet store, covering a retail area of 2000 m². It boasts a large grooming salon, a pet hotel and many other services for …

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Review of 2015

Important events

2015 is over. Many of the important events and highlights of last year from trade and industry were reported on in PETworldwide. Here we feature a selection of the…

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Pet supplies in Norway

The pet trade in the land of the Vikings

Norway's roughly 5 million inhabitants can exploit all the opportunities created by an extremely well-­functioning economy. This is an …

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PETworldwide.net

"You are leading the way"

The relaunch of the Internet portal PETworldwide.net has been widely praised in the international pet supplies sector. These are a few of the comments …

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Brazil - Pet supplies trade in Brazil

Pet sector in the mood for samba

The Brazilian pet supplies market has developed into one of the biggest pet product markets in the world. Brazil is now home to over 103 million …

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Slovenia - Tukano

A dramatic downfall

The Tukano pet store chain was once the market leader in Slovenia, but its takeover and sale by Vitakraft Croatia was followed by the downfall of the former …

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Slovenia - Pet stores in Slovenia

Firm focus on growth

Three pet store chains are setting the pace in Slovenia. A common feature of all three is that they belong to wholesale companies, which supply one another in …

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Fressnapf

"We want to grow intelligently"

Fressnapf has recently started shipping goods ordered online from a logistics centre in Großzöberitz, close to the East German city of Leipzig. It …

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Slovenia - Pet supplies market in Slowenia

Between the Balkans and Europe

Slovenia is home to just 2.1 million people. Its population is smaller than that of many cities in Europe. The market for pet supplies is likewise …

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Small dogs

Little stars

Small dogs have always been popular in Japan, and now this trend has spread to the rest of the world. Some product groups are benefiting from this.

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Small dogs bite back

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Suzirya

Ukrainian pet business

The wholesale company Suzirya has organised an open house fair, which brought together more than 300 national retailers and guests from international …

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Potential merger between PetSmart and Petco

No mega-deal after all?

The potential merger announced in the media between PetSmart and Petco, the two major players in the US pet supplies trade, now looks unlikely to go ahead.

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