Hornbach expands in Sweden with a smaller store format
A year after opening its first store piloting a new format in Borås, Hornbach is continuing its expansion into medium-sized cities in Sweden. The company has now opened a second store in the new format in Kristianstad, …
Interzoo
Katharina Engling is new chairperson of the Interzoo advisory board
Katharina Engling is the new chairperson of the Interzoo advisory board. She succeeds Hans-Jochen Büngener, who …
Slovakia
Hornbach opens a fourth store
Hornbach has opened its fourth store in Slovakia. The new outlet is in the north-east of the country; two stores are already operating in Bratislava …
Store expansions
Retailers expand into Portugal
Retailers from Germany, France and Spain are looking to expand into Portugal, according to reports in the newsletter of PLMA, the Private Label …
Eastern Europe
Plaček Group continues to expand
The Plaček Group, a leading retail company in Central and Eastern Europe, is expanding further: in its home market in the Czech Republic, the chain…
Benelux
Anido reports a high level of bookings
The 21st edition of Anido takes place in Kortrijk from 16 to 17 February 2020, and the organisers are currently reporting a booking level of …
Embark
Ruffwear opens new community space
The American outdoor product specialist Ruffwear has opened a new co-working community, named Embark, at the company's headquarters in Bent. &quo…
New fair
Premiere in Bangkok: Pet Fair South-East Asia
Pet Fair Asia (Shanghai) breaks new records every year in terms of South-East Asian exporters and buyers. Now Pet Fair Asia is …
International attendance
Dog Puller World Championship in Hungary
The second edition of the Dog Puller World Championship, organised by the Hungary Dog Puller Federation, the International Dog Puller …
USA
Petland hosts Dog Breeder Symposium
Petland recently hosted the seventh annual Dog Breeder Symposium in Walnut Creek, Ohio. It was held on 28 August. More than 250 professional and…