Features

Feb- 2018 -

12 February

Autism: Improve the shopping experience

Last year, from 2-9 October, The National Autistic Society held the first ever mass participation Autism Hour. Penny Mordaunt, Minister of State for Department for Work and Pensions pledged her support and over 4,500 stores and shopping centres across the UK became more autism friendly for 60 minutes. Participating companies…

7 February

School of fish: Educational sessions and how to use them

Workshops provide a great opportunity to educate consumers, regardless of their level or experience, to ensure retention in the hobby, boost sales and very importantly, make sure fishkeeping is available to all for many years to come. In addition, they give you the chance to highlight animal welfare, and how you as…

1 February

Day in the Life

What is your average day, from the moment you wake up to the moment you fall asleep? My first task of the day is to feed the three very hungry cats; Percy, Neville and Sky. Sky is a Devon Rex and is diabetic so I have to inject her too.…

Jan- 2018 -

18 January

How to get your shop online in just one weekend

As a small business owner, your daily schedule is most likely non-stop. From stock taking, customer service, and shop maintenance – to name a few – it’s understandable that you haven’t got round to getting your business online. But in this day and age, having an online presence is…

18 January

Support Pets: Guide Dogs

Could you tell me a little about the Guide Dogs charity? The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association was set up in 1931 by two women, Muriel Crooke and Rosamund Bond. The two women decided that they wanted to help the victims of World War One who suffered sight…

16 January

Strength in numbers: tackling poor health and welfare together

Images of flat-faced dogs seem to be everywhere – from greetings cards to TV adverts, pictured with the latest celebrity owners in the press, on social media and even mobile banking apps. Whether mass media merely reflects, rather than shapes, our reality is up for debate, but feedback from vets…

Nov- 2017 -

27 November

How safe is your job?

Despite a three percent drop in employment, Pet Gazette discovers that the retail sector is still going strong “The pace of job reductions in the retail industry is gathering steam,” says British Retail Consortium (BRC) chief executive Helen Dickinson OBE. In October, the BRC reported a record reduction in retail…

21 November

Content Marketing: Reaching your customers

JESSICA MACCIO, DIRECTOR AT PR, SOCIAL MEDIA AND DIGITAL AGENCY, WOLFSTAR, EXPLAINS HOW TO REACH PET OWNERS USING CONTENT MARKETING Content marketing is a relatively new term for the same tactics PR professionals have been using for many years. Creating content that tells a story, engages with the reader and…

Oct- 2017 -

23 October

Legal drugs – are you safeguarding your employees?

It’s a scenario any employer could imagine. A trusted employee – let’s call her Ellie – has been absent with a slipped disc but is now back at work. She’s still in some discomfort, but she’s taking codeine tablets prescribed by her doctor to control the pain, and seems to…

12 October

How is the modern lifestyle affecting the UK’s pet ownership?

For millennials opportunities to purchase a house are minimal. With stagnating wages and housing being not only smaller but harder to find, the pet population, like everything else is taking a knock on effect. The total dog population decreased by two percent since 2012 according to Euromonitor. Larger dog-ownership also…