Problems in the aquatics segment

Distribution9-10/2006

The competition is getting tougher

The years of rich pickings in the Swiss pet product sector are over. But compared with neighbouring states, annual growth of around 3 per cent is…

Distribution7-8/2006

New association for the pet supplies sector

A new international trade association based in the UK presented itself at Interzoo: PetQuip aims to promote international trade in the …

Distribution7-8/2006

Freshwater stingray under the spotlight

Two years ago, the Brazilian environmental agency, Ibama, submitted a document on freshwater stingrays at the 2004 meeting of the Cites …

Distribution7-8/2006

The sector continues to grow

The pet sector offers huge potential for growth worldwide. By 2009 the overall market could grow from € 44 bn currently to as much as € 51 bn

Distribution7-8/2006

The market is not yet exhausted

More and more dog owners are attaching importance to optimum nutrition for their four-legged friends. Suppliers of premium products and healthy …

Distribution7-8/2006

Inexorable rise of the shopping centre

The 100 biggest shopping centres in Austria occupy an area equivalent to 200 football pitches. A further 800 000 m² of malls is also envisage…

Distribution7-8/2006

Sri Lanka's export problems continue

The Association of Live Tropical Fish Exporters of Sri Lanka reported that its members had lost around 75 mio rupees (approximately € 1.31…

Distribution7-8/2006

Three in one

Garden centre, DIY store and speciality stores - one Intratuin partner has created a shopping centre with a difference in the Dutch town of Duiven, close to Arnhem

Distribution7-8/2006

Lean times

The Austrian pet supplies market is only growing slowly, but competition is increasing

Distribution7-8/2006

Pet supplies sector in a state of euphoria

Distribution7-8/2006

Asian invader in the UK

It only grows to around 10cm, but what it lacks in size, Pseudorasbora parva more than makes up for in the level of alarm it is currently causing throughout…

Distribution5-6/2006

Expansion is accelerated

The DIY store and garden centre operator Baumax is planning to increase its turnover to € 2 bn by 2010. The Austrian company has set its sights high, …

Distribution5-6/2006

Daring plans for expansion

The Dutch speciality pet retail chain Pet’s Place is launching a multi-media campaign of dimensions hitherto unrivalled in the sector

Distribution5-6/2006