Sagaflor

50 years of Sagaflor

Over 600 members with around 900 stores belong to the speciality retail cooperative based in Kassel. It celebrated its anniversary with a big party in Berlin …

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Italy - The Italian dog and cat food market

Modest upturn in the market

The Italian dog and cat food market grew by 2.4 per cent in 2014, although the overall tonnage declined slightly, according to the National Association …

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Italy - Pet market in Italy

"A dire economic background"

While real value sales are falling, the Italian pet care market has actually performed quite well over recent years in the face of significant economic…

Distribution4/2015

Rabbit welfare

A vision for the future

For the first time, the UK's animal welfare organisations, welfare scientists, breeders, the pet industry and the veterinary profession have come together …

Distribution4/2015

Vanypets.com

New player in the Spanish online market

The number of online stores in Spain is on the increase. One of the latest to appear in the market is Vanypets.com. The shop was established…

Distribution3/2015

British pet market

Price war in UK

Growth in the British pet market is set to slow to 9.3 per cent over the next five years, forecasts the UK retail search agency and consulting firm Conlumino.

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Private equity goes pet

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Pet market in Austria

Pet supplies market reaches new heights

The pet supplies market in Austria once again grew substantially in virtually all categories in 2014. This positive trend has been observed …

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USA - Online retailing in the USA

Online sales at $2 bn

Online retailing has now begun to advance into the pet supplies sector in the USA too. Internet sales of pet products already account for 4 per cent of the …

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Dobey/Faunaland

"We don't want to be the cheapest"

The pet store chain Dobey/Faunaland has developed a new concept for its stores under the name "Dierspecialist" ("Pet specialist"). The stores are…

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Pet market in France

Highs and lows

The French economy has not yet entirely recovered from the difficulties experienced in the last few years. But while other branches of industry are limping along, …

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Zoo Royal

Zoo Royal aims to grow internationally

The German online pet supplies retailer Zoo Royal, part of the Rewe group since last year, is eyeing international expansion as well as …

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Placek Group

Placek Group expands into Poland

The Placek Group becomes the leading pet store chain in central and eastern Europe with the acquisition of Kakadu.

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PetSmart

The history behind the deal

The leading US pet store chain PetSmart is being taken over by a consortium of financial investors led by private equity firm BC Partners. Why has it …

Distribution2/2015