Pioneer in Russia

With four speciality stores to date in the urban and outlying areas of Moscow, the retail chain is an important player in the region. And another seven stores are…

Distribution1-2/2007

The economy is humming

Strong growth continues to be a feature of the US market. Dry food, treats and care products in particular are enjoying big sales increases

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Pets are an important element

With 17 stores in Holland and one in Belgium, the fledgling Dutch garden centre group Life & Garden can look back on a satisfactory launch. …

Distribution1-2/2007

Small animals are a growth segment

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A boom segment, but with risks

The garden pond segment remains interesting and lucrative for the pet product trade, although the tricks played by the weather over the years and the…

Good prospects for growth in the east

Distribution11-12/2006

Speciality trade takes market share from the supermarkets

Although the French market for pet products only grew slightly last year, the speciality trade made a good showing, …

Distribution11-12/2006

Superior pet departments

In the UK, garden and pet supplies go hand in hand. The pet departments to be found in the seven garden centres operated by the Garden & Leisure chain …

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Shopping experience par excellence

The German pet supplies chain Zoo & Co. Bangel has opened a new flagship store in Waltersdorf, close to Berlin

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Eastern Europe under the spotlight

Let's go east, many manufacturing companies in the pet supplies sector are saying, and are expanding rapidly into the new EU member states. What …

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A segment that is evolving

The reptile and amphibian segment is still in its infancy in the Scandinavian pet sector. Insiders in the sector say the segment is lagging 5-10 years …

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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

Moving trends in research

Dr Alessandro Gramenzi describes where the main areas of interest lie in research into dog and cat food

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Koi herpes virus is now a notifiable disease

The new European Fish Health Directive will comprise one particular late inclusion that will undoubtedly take many people by surprise. …

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