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Renewed enthusiasm for expansion

The coronavirus pandemic, the war in Ukraine and its consequences, and the increasingly noticeable impact of climate change: we live in a time of immense changes and challenges. And yet the pet sector has so far proven …

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pet supplies market USA

Continuing to grow

The pet supplies market in the USA remained in the ascendancy in 2022 despite high inflation rates. Spending on products and services for pets increased from 123…

Distribution3/2023

pet stores and supermarkets in Germany

Turnover up thanks to higher prices

With overall turnover of 5.126 bn euros, stationary pet stores and supermarkets in Germany recorded a 7.1 per cent increase in sales in 2022. …

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Italian pet supplies market

Sector continues to grow

The upbeat mood at Zoomark was underlined by the publication of the figures for the Italian pet supplies market. Here, too, it is the case that dogs and …

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Maxi Zoo Ireland

Customer-friendly shopping experience

With its new Future Store in Naas, Maxi Zoo Ireland aims to set new state-of-the-art standards and offer an entirely new shopping experience

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Competition getting fiercer in Hamburg

With a population of over 1.8 million, Hamburg is the second-biggest city in Germany. Competition between the city’s pet supplies retailers …

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dog food market

Innovation driving the market

With a population numbering almost 95 million across Europe, dogs are the second most important pet category after cats at 113.5 million. There is …

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Zoocity XXL

Largest Zoocity XXL in Croatia

The pet retail group Unconditional has opened its largest Zoocity XXL store, covering over 800 m2, as part of a new shopping centre in the Croatian …

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pet market in Latin America

Update on the Latin American pet market

The pet market in Latin America showed resilience and adaptability in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. Marketing expert Diana Mercado …

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Minus 2.2 per cent

Hornbach suffers sales downturn

In the first quarter of 2023 (1 March to 31 May), the Hornbach DIY store group recorded sales of 1 667.6 mio euros with its European stores, …

Distribution27. June 2023

Fifth and final term of office

Norbert Holthenrich remains ZZF president

At the 75th delegates‘ conference in Leipzig, delegates of the German Pet Trade and Industry Association (Zentralverband Zoologischer …

Distribution22. June 2023

Consumer prices rise by 8.7 per cent

UK inflation remains high

To the surprise of analysts, inflation in the UK did not fall in May. On the contrary, consumer prices as a whole increased as in April by 8.7 per cent …

Distribution22. June 2023

Down by 0.9 per cent

Inflation in euro zone falling

Inflation in the euro zone fell noticeably in May, with the annual rate receding from 7.0 per cent the previous month to 6.1 per cent. This was …

Distribution20. June 2023

Change at the top in Austria

Norbert Steinwidder leaves Das Futterhaus

Long-standing managing director Norbert Steinwidder is leaving Das Futterhaus Austria at the end of the year after 15 years with the …

Distribution15. June 2023

Record annual results

Jollyes reports strong growth

The UK store chain Jollyes has reported that sales in fiscal 2023 (up to 29 May 2023) increased by 33 per cent to GBP 115 mio (previous year: GBP 87 …

Distribution13. June 2023