In a tight spot

Zooplus is under pressure. In spite of double-digit sales growth, the SDAX-listed shares in Europe’s leading online pet supplies retailer have fallen dramatically …

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“Growing harmoniously”

It was all plain sailing for German franchise company Futterhaus last year: a new head office, new staff and 29 new stores in Germany and Austria.

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Good market prospects

Keeping small mammals as pets still occurs on a very limited scale in many countries. As such, there is huge potential for development for the pet product …

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Return to normality

After the gold-rush fever of the first few years, terrarium keeping has now settled into the normal everyday round of the pet supplies sector. Increasing the …

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Change is the secret to success

Mister Guau Center is the biggest pet store chain in Barcelona with ten outlets. In the next five years, however, it aims to expand beyond the …

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Pet’s Place going into e-commerce

The leading Dutch pet store chain Pet’s Place is launching its own online shop in February. Networking this with the company’s pet stores, …

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Baby boom fuels Russian pet industry

The Russian pet supplies market is developing well. Experts attending the Russian trade show ParkZoo give reasons for this and describe current…

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The challenge of e-commerce

 Online shopping is becoming increasingly popular worldwide. Even many pet owners have switched to ordering products for their pets on the Internet.

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Relatively crisis-proof

The pet sector can be glad that even in economically tough times it is making considerably better progress than other sectors of the economy.

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New format at Ranzijn

The Dutch garden centre chain Ranzijn tuin & dier has unveiled a new format in Alkmaar. It is to be implemented at all eight of the company’s stores in …

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Big plans afoot at Fressnapf

Fressnapf intends to conduct its annual discussions with suppliers on a more international scale in the long term. This was made known at the …

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"Pet stores must put customers first"

PET worldwide spoke to sector expert Frank Difatta, president of the business consultancy company Difatta International, which specialises in …

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Aquariums in Mexico

The big reefs off Mexico are home to many species of ornamental fish, offering great potential for aquarium keeping. The hobby has now become an important …

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Learning from America

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