Hornbach is opening its eighth store in Romania today, July 15. It is located in Cluj-Napoca, a city with more than 330 000 inhabitants in the northwest of the country. The new store has a sales area of around 23 000 m²…
Lead independent director
Petco appoints R. Michael Mohan
Petco Health and Wellness Company has appointed omnichannel veteran R. Michael Mohan as lead independent director. He joined the board of directors …
Over 380 locations
Arcaplanet announces 15 new openings
The Italian pet shop chain Arcaplanet has announced the opening of 15 pet shops in five Italian regions: seven in Lombardy, two in Lazio and …
International orientation
Zooplus wants to become a European public limited company
The management board and supervisory board of Zooplus have decided to prepare for the transformation of the company into a…
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Great guesswork around Fressnapf
The surprising acquisition of the approx. 120 Maxi-Zoo stores in Italy by the investor Cinven and the future minority shareholding of the Fressnapf…
Philippines and Vietnam
Anibene expands operations in Asia
Singapore-based Anibene, a premium pet supplies distributor of European products in Asia, is expanding its reach with a foray into the …
182 mio dollars
Nestlé Purina plans expansion in Virginia
Nestlé Purina plans to invest 182 mio dollars to expand its manufacturing operation in King William County, Virginia. The company will add…
Market research
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 …
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 …
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 …