Jollyes to open two new Scotland stores amid almost £1m investment

Jollyes has announced it will open two new stores in Scotland following a £950,000 investment, with the new Glenrothes and Edinburgh sites taking Jollyes’ Scottish portfolio to a total of five stores.

Recruitment is currently underway for the stores which will open at Glenrothes, Fife, on 24 September and Edinburgh in the autumn. Both new stores will sell small animals, as well as a range of pet foods and accessories.

The 5,000 square feet Glenrothes store at Saltire Retail Park will employ 10 colleagues, and the team would be led by store manager Garry Bingham.

At 7,500 square feet, the Edinburgh store, located at Hermiston Gait Retail Park, will have 15 colleagues and will also feature Jollyes’ dog grooming salon, The Spa.

Angela Rennie has been appointed store manager, and she is moving from Stirling where she led the team behind this year’s opening.  

The news follows the opening of Jollyes in Stirling in June, and together, the three new openings take Jollyes’ total investment in Scotland this year to almost £1m, creating 34 new jobs and taking the total number of colleagues in Scotland to 55.

Kerry Midgley, Jollyes regional manager, said: “Scots love their pets and where we have a store, Jollyes has become the go-to destination for pet owners. We’re continuing to look at other locations and strongly believe Scotland will be an important area of growth for Jollyes in the future.

“The investment we’re making at Glenrothes and Edinburgh builds on the success of our existing stores and with five stores across Scotland we are now starting to create a significant footprint and becoming a name that will become increasingly familiar.”

In July, Jollyes reported that annual turnover to the end of May had increased by 15% to £86m, putting it on track to reach £100m in 2023.