Animal Welfare Bill will modernise UK laws protecting animals
Retail chains on the way to becoming a brand
The global trend towards concentration has also reached the pet product industry. While small pet product businesses have their backs …
An appetite for pet products
The pet product sector is growing – and with it also the number of companies getting involved in this branch of the economy. Competition is …
A sound combination
Probably one of the most significant trends in recent years in the European pet product sector is the discovery of pets by garden centres. The fashion for …
Visions for the future of the industry
The Metro Group, one of the world’s largest trading groups, has introduced a completely new ”store of the future“ in the city of …
Not always a lucky dip
If you want to be successful in the speciality pet market, you need to be different from the other players. Filling niches can be very helpful in this …
Growing trend to diversify
Although the European pet food market is developing unevenly, a trend towards dry food is clearly recognisable
A business with potential
Private labels might have passed their peak in the Central European pet product industry, but they are continuing to grow rapidly in Southern and Eastern …
A strong north-south divide
The European cat litter market is characterized by a collapse in prices and a stronger tendency for bentonite products as well as ecological types of …
Slow growth in spite of new innovations
Even though aquatics is stagnating in most European countries, the market is on the move. In the technology sector in particular, the number…