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 …
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…
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. …
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 …
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
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …