The US pet supplies market grew last year by 4.5 per cent over 2012 to $55.7 bn, says Bob Vetere, president and CEO of the American Pet Products Association (APPA).
Tom & Co.
Tom & Co. heads south
With over 150 stores, Tom & Co. is Belgium’s leading pet store chain. The company now intends to step up its expansion into neighbouring France.
Pet market in Austria
A mixed bag in the mountains
As far as the pet sector is concerned, Austria is a land of contrasts. On the one hand, few other countries boast so many stores belonging to German …
The top 10 pet markets
Pet care’s top 10 markets: a mixed bag
What is the state of play in the top 10 pet care markets? The market research company Euromonitor International takes a closer look at the …
Kölle Zoo
Kölle Zoo goes in a new direction
The Kölle Zoo store chain, part of the Fressnapf Group, aims to stand out from the crowd with its exclusive, high-quality ranges.
Learning from America
Pets at Home
Pets at Home enters the stock market
Pets at Home is embarking on a new chapter as the UK’s leading pet retail company celebrates its stock market launch.
Retail group Aveve
Springboard for further development
The Belgian retail group Aveve has officially opened its new, ultra-modern logistics centre at the company’s headquarters in Wilsele.
Quality pays
The days when dogs and cats were fed on scraps from the table of their owner are long since gone in many regions of the world.
Dimac
From La Rambla to wholesaler
Dimac is a Spanish wholesaler with tradition. It offers a select range of international brands and now aims to raise its profile with its private label…
Fressnapf
Operative excellence is the target
Europe’s leading pet store chain Fressnapf is reacting on several fronts to the challenges facing the trade in the future.
Bautique
“Pets are members of the family”
In the centre of the northern Italian city of Ferrara, Chiara Giorgi and Marco Garuti run the pet shop Bautique. The two Italians specialise …
Isola dei Tesori
A new big store format in Italy
The leading Italian speciality chain Isola dei Tesori has now developed a concept for large-format pet stores in addition to its standard format of …
US online competitiors
US competitors on the Internet
Your competition today is not just a nearby big chain store or another independent or small chain pet retailer; it also includes retailers you may …
Terrarium pets - Analysis of the reptile sector
Focus on the pet
There is scarcely any other segment of the international pet supplies sector in which attention is focused as closely on the pet as in the reptile sector. Many …