The leading American pet store chain PetSmart has unveiled a new store concept: the Groomery, focused exclusively on pet grooming services, with the first locations opening in Manhattan and Oak Park in Illinois. An …
Gamm Vert-Jardiland
Mega-merger imminent in France
A major acquisition is imminent in the garden centre sector in France. The agricultural cooperative InVivo, owner of the two retailers Gamm Vert and …
In Edinburgh
First Scottish pet supplies show
Scotland will host its first pet supplies trade fair next year. It is scheduled to take place in the 8 200 m2 Highland Hall in Ingliston, close to …
Austria
No takeover of Tomy’s Zoo by Fressnapf
The Austrian pet store chain Tomy's Zoo will not be acquired by Fressnapf. The Austrian Federal Competition Authority (BWB) has reported that…
Markets
Dog food sales slowed over 2015-2017
According to Euromonitor International, year-on-year growth in dog food sales slowed over 2015-2017. Much of this was due to an increase in …
778 million dollars
Asian investor group buys TRPC
The Sydney-based private equity group Quadrant is selling its majority share in the Australian pet product company The Real Pet Food Company (TRPC) …
Investment
Petcube gets 10 million US dollars
Petcube, the developer of pet cameras and market leader in the "Connected Pet" category, has revealed that the company is to get ten m…
Aqua Telford
New Product Awards presented
Aqua Telford took place in the Telford International Centre in mid-October. The organisers hailed the aquatics trade show as a great success, …
Third quarter
Zooplus accelerates growth
The pace of revenue growth at Zooplus, Europe's leading online pet supplies retailer, increased yet again in the third quarter. Based on provisional …
California
Casco Pet doubles production capacity
The internationally active shopfitting company Casco Pet is expanding its production site in California. The expansion is expected to underpin…