Master of 1 000 stores  

Fressnapf has just opened its 1 000th store in Munich. The meteoric rise of Europe's leading pet supplies chain sounds like a fairy tale, but it's been a …

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Innovation still vital even in Interzoo-free years

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Pets under the rising sun  

The pet supplies market in Japan is growing and returning impressive figures in some cases. By European and American standards, the Japanese pet sector…

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Consumers on the UK pet supplies trade

Selling pets has lost some of its appeal for the UK pet supplies trade. This was one of the findings of a recent survey carried out by the …

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Roures out of the crises  

Even retailing has not escaped the ravages of the global economic crisis. As a result, discount stores could grow more quickly in the next few years …

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Current trends in the US  

For the American Pet Products Association (APPA), health and wellness are the most powerful trends across the entire pet industry in 2009  

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British pet food trends

The latest data from the British Market Research Bureau (BMRB) show that just over 20 per cent of households have a cat at home, 20 per cent have a dog, 4 …

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Economic downturn and the pet business

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Parrots and koi under one roof

In the Dutch town of Nijverdal, Harry van Keulen has opened a new 1 500 m² centre for the sale of parrots and koi.

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What the Spanish pet trade thinks

The Spanish pet supplies sector remains optimistic - that's the verdict of a study by the trade journal Especies on the structure and development …

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Tom & Co. expands further

In the last year, the Belgian pet supplies chain Tom & Co. has increased the number of stores it operates to 136 and it has achieved double-digit …

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Growing international significance

Hitherto garden ponds were mainly the preserve of consumers in central Europe. The hobby is gradually conquering the world, however, and a …

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Arken Zoo at full throttle

Arken Zoo is growing. After achieving sales growth of 40 per cent last year, the Swedish pet supplies chain is aiming to open 30 new pet stores in 2009, …

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An Austrian tradition

In Austria’s pet supplies sector, Zoo-Muser is an institution. The parent store in Graz has been operating for 30 years, while the branch in Leibnitz opened …

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