The German market for pet supplies grew by 2.3 per cent to € 3,080 mio last year
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…
The competition in Europe is growing
Pet superstores, DIY stores and garden centres are the winners, small speciality shops the losers: the structure of the European pet product …
Country reprt Germany: Principal companies at a glance
Major challenge for the pet product sector
Bird flu has caused a lot of confusion amongst pet owners in the whole of Europe. Nearly everywhere pet product retailers have sold more …
A Swiss powerhouse
Qualipet AG, which is soon to have 50 stores, is the undisputed market leader in the Swiss pet supplies business. The company intends to maintain its strong …
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
Innovation is important
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, …
No. 1 in Stockholm
With 12 000 products and a retail area of 1 200 m² spread over three floors, plus its own vet, Bromma Zoomarknad is a familiar leading light in the Swedish pet …
Reptile expedition to Madagascar
Leonhard Schaudi, the proprietor of the German wholesale company Exoterra, embarked on an expedition to Madagascar to find panther chameleons with …
Kiriel to adopt a more dynamic approach
Kiriel, a franchise company belonging to the French Lisa organisation, intends to adopt a more dynamic market approach in future that takes …
Everything will be different in future
In a country in which most pet shops are still owner-managed and have a retail area ranging from 100 to 250 m², the advent of the first pet …
Update on koi and goldfish exports to the EU
Supplies of koi and goldfish from Thailand have been subject to strict controls for some time. As usual, these restrictions have been …
A market undergoing structural change
With annual growth rates of nearly 10 per cent, the pet product market in Spain is one of the most dynamic in Europe. Reports of prospective …