On the advance

Things are happening in the Baltic: In Lithuania, the southernmost and biggest of the three Baltic States, a chain of ten pet product shops is coming increasingly to…

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Price war results in less choice

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All under one roof

Hungarian company Alpha-Vet has made a name for itself as a general distributor of several pharmaceutical, pet food and other products. The company also runs …

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Top quality garden centre in Holland

The biggest of Girbe Drenth’s three garden centres covers a retail area of nearly 13,000 m² in Zwolle. Previously trading under the …

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Modern flagship store in Dortmund

The Welke Group recently opened a 2,400 m² pet product store in Dortmund. The new store is a departure from the norm both in terms of architecture…

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For animals, against trade?

A new law on the protection of animals is about to make life difficult for the Austrian pet product trade. If it follows the draft bill, then changes …

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Good prospects for the pet product trade

With sales of approx. 2.3 bn £ (3.4 bn €) the UK market for pet products may currently be the biggest in Europe

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Marginal increase in the previous year

The German pet market experienced an increase of 1.2 per cent to € 2.981 billion  compared to the previous year, despite the difficult …

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Leading the way in Sofia

The Bulgarian pet product market is characterized by rapid develop-ment, and only companies that are innovative and prepared to take risks will be able to …

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Strategies for the pet sector

"Strategies for the future of the pet product market in Germany" will be the theme of the 1st Pet Conference on 9 and 10 November in Wiesbaden. The …

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A strong showing in the plant sector

With 47 stores in Holland and a further three in Belgium, the Dutch retail cooperative is a major player among European garden centres. Here …

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New wave of concentration in the pet product trade

The pet product retail business is gradually undergoing a transition that the industrial arm of the sector completed some time ago

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Fressnapf heads for France

Following the takeover of the City-Zoo chain, German franchise operator Fressnapf has now entered the French market. There’s enormous potential, …

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Pet product market continues to grow

Small caged animals and garden ponds were the fastest-growing segments of the French pet product market in 2002. However, the aquarium segment …

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