News from the pet industry

Shopping apps

Hund-unterwegs.de on Apple TV

One of the apps launched recently by mobile commerce specialist Shopgate for Apple TV is hund-unterwegs.de, an online shop for pet products. Apple aims to use television increasingly as an interactive e-commerce channel…

News24. May 2016

Bushido

Tax investigators raid aquatics shop

The arrival of tax investigators in an aquatics shop, a pretty unlikely sight in the pet supplies sector, has now happened on the …

News24. May 2016

US medication market

Flea and tick prevention as sales drive

Flea and tick prevention and treatment is the mother lode of consumer spending in the pet medications market, according to findings by …

News20. May 2016

Award presentation in September

PetQuip launches new awards

The launch of the PetQuip Awards for 2016 received an enthusiastic response from pet product suppliers and retailers at the PATS Sandown show in March…

News20. May 2016

Ohio

Petland supports 26 service dogs

The US pet speciality retailer Petland now supports 26 service dogs in the Central Ohio area. Petland's …

News20. May 2016

Australia

Petbarn acquires string of companies

Australian pet supplies retailer Petbarn has acquired the assets of Animal Supplies Wholesale, one of the largest distributors of pet products…

News17. May 2016

Online sales

Pet food rocks the Internet

The largest category in consumer packaged goods (CPG) sold online in the USA in 2015 was pet food, according to 1010data, an American provider of big …

News17. May 2016

20 new stores planned

Pets at home in the ascendancy

The British pet supplies chain Pets at home increased its sales in fiscal 2015/2016, which ended on 31 March, by 8.8 per cent to £ 793.1 mio. Sales …

News17. May 2016

New issue

The new PET worldwide is out

Among other things, the new issue of PET worldwide focuses on the world-leading fair Interzoo, which takes place in Nuremberg from 26 to 29 May. We …

News13. May 2016

Tokyo

Sixth edition of Interpets

The sixth edition of the Japanese pet fair Interpets was in top gear with 54 per cent more exhibitors and 25 per cent more visitors than the last time, …

News13. May 2016