Specialisation marches on

The times are finally past when a dog had just one food in its bowl. The trend in recent years of developing food mixes and recipes to cater ever more …

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EU demands more accurate information

The new EU regulation on pet food labelling came into force on 1 September. The regulation means more work for companies, because among other …

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A shopping experience par excellence

The German pet store chain Kölle Zoo has opened its twelfth store. The 2 500 m² store in Munich hasn’t skimped on attractions and amazing pet …

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Private label market remains stable

The market share of private labels in the pet food and care market remained at a high level throughout Europe last year. There were scarcely any…

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Charting a course for modernisation

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Reaching new customers

Thanks to social media, pet product retailers can now launch marketing campaigns that can reach large numbers of potential customers but at a fraction of the…

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Green expanse

The Intratuin garden centre in Halsteren, the Netherlands, has been extended repeatedly in the last 20 years and now covers over 17 000 m². An important element from …

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Retail business increasingly important

The leading Czech wholesaler Plaček is also one of the main pet supplies chains in central and eastern Europe with 75 stores in the …

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Premium products in large-format stores

The pet supplies trade in central and eastern Europe is dominated by retail areas of between 100 and 200 m². Now Ukrainian chain Master-Zoo …

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Growth slows in Germany.

Sales of pet products in Germany rose last year by 0.8 per cent to €3.707 bn compared with 2009. Sales growth in the previous year was 2.2 per cent.

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Experts in pet business

Aqua-El from Poland is considered one of the best-known aquatics companies in Europe. The company aims to open around 100 stores in its own “Aqua-El Zoo” …

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All-time high in US pet ownership

The US pet industry is faring well. The number of pet-owning households is keeping pace with the US population, which increased by over 2 per cent…

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A new start

The pet supplies chain Discus in the Netherlands is a cooperative organisation with 93 entrepreneurs operating a total of 136 pet shops across the Netherlands. In …

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“Like a scene from a horror movie”

The images of the destruction left behind by the natural disasters in Japan were beamed around the world. The extensive damage and threat of a …

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