In England, Germany and the Benelux countries, the number of garden pond owners has risen steadily in recent years; in Southern and Eastern Europe, the market is still developing. The critical economic situation does …
Flagship in France
Truffaut has now opened what it claims to be the biggest garden centre in France, situated to the south of Paris and boasting an overall sales area of 12 700 m²
Jumper: Up to 100 stores in Holland
The cooperation agreement concluded eighteen months ago between the Dutch company Jumper and Europe’s largest specialist retail chain, …
Specialist trade growing faster than food retailing
The market for pet products in France grew by 4.56 per cent to 2.977 bn euro in 2001, according to a current study by Promojardin
Providing the world with tropical fish
Aquarium Lima, the Peruvian tropical fish exporter, is aiming to strengthen its position in the European market. The dynamic company is …
Growing competition in the pet trade
Cooperation in the Arab market
One year ago Petland, partner of the German pet supplier Karlie Heimtierbedarf, opened a large pet shop with a retail area of 550 m² in Dubai, …
The retail chains will know we’re here”
The Tomaschofsky brothers have now arrived with a 3 600 m² pet store, including a retail area of 2 200 m², in Brunn am Gebirge, …
Trade is becoming increasingly international
The gradually increasing similarity between the habits of individual populations offers industry the opportunity to market its products…
Moving closer to becoming an international player
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Holland and now Hungary and Denmark: the expansion of German specialist chain F…
A growing passion for “Bella Italia”
More and more foreign chains are making themselves at home in the Italian pet market. Following the German Futterhaus Group, the French …
Leading the feed business
With 30 stores, Jollye’s is one of the leading specialist chains in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. This year the chain is aiming for sales of …
Superb shopping experience for the whole family
Truffaut is operating very successfully in the UK too. The French garden centre chain operator is financing Garden & Leisure, a …
S.O.S. in Central Europe
Wyevale: Charting a course for growth
Wyevale, the UK’s largest garden centre operator with over 120 centres, is becoming increasingly involved in the pet sector