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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 envisaged, many of them around Graz

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

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

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…

Distribution5-6/2006

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, …

Distribution5-6/2006

Country reprt Germany: Principal companies at a glance

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

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

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 …

Distribution5-6/2006

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 …

Distribution5-6/2006