Consistently at a high level

In Europe, pet products are among the goods with the highest proportion of private labels, according to the latest Yearbook of the Private Label …

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Das Futterhaus

Success through passion

The cute yellow dog is a logo that is perfectly suited to Das Futterhaus. That's because the German speciality retailer, which is celebrating its 30th …

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Cat food - Survey

"Cats are the secret power"

How are sales of cat food doing in pet stores? What are the market drivers? What varieties are not doing so well? PET worldwide spoke to leading pet …

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Tierkönig

New player in Austria

The pet product retailer Tierkönig opened its first store in Vienna in June, followed by two more in July, also in the Austrian capital. Company founders …

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Premiumisation

New routes to premiumisation

The majority of pet owners tend to liken their animals' needs to their own, according to the American research and consulting firm GlobalData.

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Cat food

A billion dollar market

To go by the latest studies, the cat food business is likely to continue growing at a steady rate in the next few years. The sector has high expectations in…

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Cat food - Market research

Treats drive sales growth in Europe

Market research company IRI has looked at the sales and tonnage trends for cat food in four European countries. The results show that the market…

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German pet supplies

Subdued growth

The German pet supplies sector achieved sales growth of 0.9 per cent and overall sales of nearly 4.15 bn euros in pet stores and supermarkets in 2016. Online …

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Tumascota

Spain's premium line

A better quality experience in all stores, a new city store in Madrid and a wholly family-run and financed organisation are the trademarks of the Tumascota pet…

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Plaček Group

Plaček Group keeps on expanding

A share in another Czech pet store chain and the opening of its first mega store in Riga as expansion proceeds apace at the Plaček Group.

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French pet supplies market

All quiet on the Western Front

The French pet supplies market grew by three per cent to 4.885 bn euros in 2016. Sales increased in all pet categories apart from the bird and pond …

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Suzirya Group, Ukraine

Amazing two days in Kharkiv

The Suzirya Group from Ukraine held its two-day Open House fair in Kharkiv in the middle of May. The event, which provided an impressive venue for the …

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Editorial

Ray of hope for a challenged country

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Dog food - Markets

Dogs wagging US pet trends

When talking about the pet speciality marketplace in the US, this chiefly means the dog marketplace. There is no "lion's share" of this industry; there …

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