Pet store chains lead the way in Austria, yet dynamic independent dealers still manage to maintain their position in the market by specialising in certain niche segments.
Editorial
See you at Interzoo
Czech Republic - Pet product sector
A golden age in Prague
The Czech economy grew faster last year than almost anywhere else in the EU, and the pet product sector is reaping the rewards.
5000 winners
List of the fastest-growing firms
Every year, the Boston financial magazine Inc. publishes a list of the 5 000 fastest-growing companies in the USA. In 2015 a small number of …
Czech Republic - Plaček Group
On an upward spiral
With 170 stores in five countries, the Czech Plaček Group is the leading pet supplies chain in central and eastern Europe by a wide margin - and the company …
Fressnapf presented its sales results
Powering through its anniversary year
In its anniversary year in 2015, the Fressnapf Group recorded its best sales results of all time. The retailer made strong headway in foreign …
Editorial
Health is everything
Tom & Co.
Two new stores in France
The Belgian pet supplies chain Tom & Co. has opened two new stores in France, increasing the number of outlets there to eight.
Chinese pet trade
Gap between low-end and high-end
The discrepancy between low-end and high-end is extreme in the Chinese pet supplies trade, as evidenced by a pet shop tour conducted by PET …
A market undergoing radical change
Brazil - Pet supplies trade in Brazil
Expansion of the big players
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. …
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 …
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…
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 …