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

Distribution9-10/2006

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

Pet supplies sector in a state of euphoria

Distribution7-8/2006

Lean times

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

Distribution7-8/2006

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 …

Distribution5-6/2006

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 …

Distribution5-6/2006

3-billion-euro mark passed for the first time

The German market for pet supplies grew by 2.3 per cent to € 3,080 mio last year

Distribution5-6/2006