Industry News

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20 June

Footfall rises 4% as heatwave sweeps across UK

Footfall across UK retail destinations rose by +4.1% last week from the week before, with the largest rise of +5% in high streets, according to Springboard. Footfall aslo in retail parks rose by +2.5% and by +3.7% in shopping centres. On Saturday footfall in high streets declined by -7.6% whilst…

20 June

Wilsons expands with new processing plant

Wilsons Pet Foods is set to further expand through the acquisition of Dunbia’s meat processing plant at Drongan, South Ayrshire. The company previously operated out of two separate units in Perthshire but witnessed a “rapid growth” amid the pandemic and a rise in online sales. It was therefore necessary to…

17 June

Mars Inc announces new global president

Mars Inc has announced that Ikdeep Singh has been named as the new global president for its Pet Nutrition business. The role also sees Singh become a member of Mars Petcare’s global leadership team. Singh will be responsible for some of the world’s largest pet food brands including Pedigree, Whiskas,…

16 June

Lozi Designs and Cheshire & Wain launch furniture for cats

Lozi Designs and Cheshore and Wain have launched Round Haus new ‘multifunctional’ furniture option for cats. Designed in East London and crafted by the Lozi team, the union sees both Lozi Designs and Cheshire and Wain combine to create designs aimed to serve a cat’s needs and desires, with multi-purpose…

16 June

BoE raises interest rates to 1.25%

The Bank of England’s (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee has voted to raise interest from 1% to 1.25% – marking its fifth rise in a row as it bids to offset the impact of rising inflation. The Monetary Policy Committee voted by a majority of 6-3 to increase the rate to…

15 June

Henry Bell introduces new wild bird care range

Pet, wild bird food and accessories producer, Henry Bell, has introduced various brand-new product lines to their collection of wild bird care product offerings. The season’s new collection – ‘the everyday range’ – aims to “complement and extend the popular current collections”, including the heritage feeder collection and heavy duty…

15 June

Jollyes launches poo bag competition

Jollyes has launched a new award that will aim to boost sales of poo bags and help dog owners to “keep their neighbourhoods clean and do their bit for the environment”. The Poo Bag Champion award will go to the manager of one of the group’s 70-plus stores who sees…

14 June

Vet-AI calls for vet industry to accept remote prescriptions

Pet telemedicine firm Vet-AI is calling for remote prescribing to be permitted for video consultations across the veterinary industry after it claimed research “revealed treatment through the height of the Covid-19 lockdown period to be successful”. Vet-AI, which offers video veterinary consultations via its Joii Pet Care app, analysed records…

14 June

Canophera names new president

Canophera, the creator of natural wood dog chews, has named Rob Johnson as its new president. Joining co-founders Sebastian Klafka and Benjamin Lemm, Johnson will reportedly help to drive growth for pet retailers in his new role. From its initial launch in 2012, Canophera has reportedly gone from a small…

13 June

Paleo Ridge launches golden ticket competition

Paleo Ridge has announced it is running a Golden Ticket event for five weeks until 3 July. With £7,000 worth of prizes available, customers will be challenged to follow daily clues posted on Paleo Ridge’s social media channels and in its e-newsletter to find the golden tickets. The tickets will…