News from the pet industry

Expansion

West Paw expands into China

The American manufacturer West Paw has extended its marketing to China and is now cooperating with Guangzhou Haiji Pet Trading Co. Ltd., which supplies over 5 000 pet stores throughout China. Haiji also has an online …

News27. October 2017

Relaunch

Nylabone improves website

Nylabone, the manufacturer of innovative dog chew products, dental solutions and chew toys, has upgraded its website with the aim of presenting a modern,…

News27. October 2017

Rescue

Pedigree buys Just for Pets

Pedigree Wholesale has bought the pet chain Just for Pets. Just for Pets, which belonged to the Wynnstay Group PLC and runs over 25 stores in the UK, …

News27. October 2017

Lurvig

Ikea launches pet furniture collection

Home furnishings giant Ikea is launching its own collection of pet furniture onto the market. The collection has been named Lurvig, the …

News20. October 2017

Expansion continues

Maxi Zoo opens its 100th store in France

Maxi Zoo France is continuing to expand in France with the opening of its 100th store in Clermont-Ferrand in mid-October. The 500 m2 store …

News20. October 2017

Personnel

Staff reshuffle at Mars Petcare

Jochen Horstmann (photo) was appointed marketing director at Mars Petcare in Germany on 1 October. The 34-year-old has been working in category …

News20. October 2017

World Pet Association

Jacinthe Moreau is the new WPA president

Jacinthe Moreau has been appointed new president of the World Pet Association (WPA). She will take up her post at the industry association…

News20. October 2017

New opening

Hunter opens two new brand stores

Hunter recently opened two new brand stores in Germany and Czechia. The new store in Münster opened on 12 August and has a retail area of around …

News11. October 2017

USA

Aquariums in the ascendancy

According to the market research company Packaged Facts, the number of households keeping ornamental fish has been on the increase in the last two years…

News11. October 2017

Spain

Iberzoo+Propet in March

Following the merger in 2016 of Spain's two leading pet supplies trade fairs, Propet and Iberzoo, and the premiere of the Iberzoo+Propet show this year, the…

News11. October 2017