The new European Fish Health Directive will comprise one particular late inclusion that will undoubtedly take many people by surprise. This late inclusion could also pose considerable difficulties for countries that …
A must for the pet supplies sector
The programme for the International Pet Conference on 14 and 15 November in Frankfurt has now been finalised. Visitors can look forward to a wide…
Problems in the aquatics segment
Rapid expansion in France
Pile Poils intends to open 35 to 40 new stores by 2008 and thereby become market leader in the French pet supplies sector
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
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 …
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 …
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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
Pet supplies sector in a state of euphoria
Lean times
The Austrian pet supplies market is only growing slowly, but competition is increasing
Coming up to Frankfurt
There's now a new key event for the international pet supplies business. This year the first International Pet Conference is taking place, featuring top …