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Non-food retail in Europe declines by 3 per cent

Although 2020, year of the coronavirus, presented retailers with an immense challenge,retailers of day-to-day essentials benefited from the fact that public life wound down during lockdown.The 27 EU states recorded an …

News8. July 2021

Expansion of aquaristics

Ferplast acquires Hydor

Ferplast has acquired the Italian manufacturer Hydor. Founded by Mr Bresolin in 1984, Hydor is specialized in the design and production of filters, pumps …

News6. July 2021

Alpine Region partner alliance

Fressnapf merges country subsidiaries

Fressnapf intends to merge its country subsidiaries in Austria and Switzerland into an Alpine Region partner alliance with a joint management …

News6. July 2021

Bird feed company

Central Garden & Pet acquires D&D

Central Garden & Pet has announced the acquisition of D&D Commodities. The addition will expand Central's portfolio in the bird feed …

News6. July 2021

Strong investor backing

Tractive expanding to the USA

Tractive, the leading European supplier of GPS trackers for dogs and cats, obtained growth financing of 35 mio dollars (approx. 29.5 mio euros) from A…

News6. July 2021

Mars Pet Nutrition UK

Changes in the top leadership

Mars Pet Nutrition Europe has announced Helen Warren-Piper's appointment as chief growth officer of Pet Nutrition Europe. In her new role, she will …

News1. July 2021

Turkey

Fair premiere in Istanbul

With the Pet Show from 26 to 29 August in the Istanbul Expo Center, the organisers want to launch a new pet fair. It is aimed at both end consumers and …

News1. July 2021

Trollhättan in Sweden

Hornbach expands further with new store format

After Hornbach opened the first project stores of a new type in Borås and Kristianstad in Sweden in 2018 and 2019, a third location …

News1. July 2021

Sales growth for Hornbach

Strong international business

The Hornbach Group once again increased its sales in the first quarter of 2021/22 (March 1 to May 31, 2021) compared with the previous year's record …

News29. June 2021

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