Turmoil in "green" market

The garden centre scene in the Netherlands is in upheaval. The insolvency of Europatuin – the second-biggest garden centre group in the Netherlands …

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Retail chains on the way to becoming a brand

The global trend towards concentration has also reached the pet product industry. While small pet product businesses have their backs …

An appetite for pet products

The pet product sector is growing – and with it also the number of companies getting involved in this branch of the economy. Competition is …

A sound combination

Probably one of the most significant trends in recent years in the European pet product sector is the discovery of pets by garden centres. The fashion for …

Visions for the future of the industry

The Metro Group, one of the world’s largest trading groups, has introduced a completely new ”store of the future“ in the city of …

Not always a lucky dip

If you want to be successful in the speciality pet market, you need to be different from the other players. Filling niches can be very helpful in this …

The future of the pet product industry

The continuing growth in the number of products marketed for pets is having an effect on the retail trade

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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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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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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