The market for small animal products has grown considerably in Latin America in recent years, especially in Brazil.
Only the best is good enough
Cat food is one of the fastest growing categories worldwide in the pet supplies business. There is a trend above all towards premium and super-premium …
Qualipet focuses on the shopping experience
Leading Swiss pet supplies chain Qualipet upgraded nine of its 75 stores last year and substantially increased the retail area of these …
A sector on the move
2009 was played out under the shadow of the global economic crisis – but there were plenty of other significant developments in the international pet supplies …
Big player in Sweden
With 45 stores at present, Djurmagazinet is an important pet supplies chain in Sweden. The company aims to keep growing in the future also with bright, clean …
Ukrainian expertise
Master-Zoo is a leading pet shop chain that operates 27 shops in 12 cities with a total retail area of 5 500 m². The chain belongs to the wholesale company …
Swiss expertise in food
Goldenway operates three outlets and a wholesaling business using a small retail area format. Feeding fresh meat was part of its standard range before …
Strong global performance
With trade sales equivalent to € 1.2 bn, the USA is out in front when it comes to cat litter. In Europe, the key markets for cat litter are Germany, …
Newcomer with big plans
The Polish pet supplies chain Kakadu has been created by a merger of three privately owned retail firms to form one large trading group. The chain aims …
Good times, bad times
The financial crisis is not quite passing the pet supplies sector by without leaving a trace.
Fascinating aquatic landscapes
Following numerous stages of expansion, the Aqua Garden Center in Neupré, close to Lüttich, is one of the most impressive speciality stores in …
Creature comforts despite crunch
According to Planet Retail’s latest executive briefing “Pet Care Retailing, 2009”, there are relatively few speciality retail sectors that are …
A trip through Chinese aquatics shops
In a personal tour of selected stores, the aquatics expert Bernd H. Hindersmann gives an impression of the market situation relating to the …
More aggressive pricing at Pet's Place
A major price-cutting campaign and a new range of private label products are intended to assist speciality chain Pet's Place in consolidating…
No revolution, but evolution
The EU has launched a new regulation for the labelling and marketing of pet food. Thomas Meyer, secretary general of the European association Fediaf, …