Industry News

Mar- 2022 -

31 March

Bark & Birch to expand Doggy Daycare in London and Dublin

Bark and Birch has unveiled plans for two brand new Premium Doggy Daycares in London and Dublin. It revealed these will be London and Dublin’s first premium indoor Doggy Daycares, which will allow dogs to have fun no matter the weather in a high quality, fully kitted out indoor daycare…

30 March

Percuro Pet Food and Petsure agree partnership deal

Leading global insect protein pet food company Percuro and UK specialist pet insurance provider Petsure have confirmed they have entered into a partnership. Headquartered in Warwickshire, Percuro is a “planet friendly pet food” using a combination of ethically farmed insect larvae and natural healing ingredients, specially formulated for the health…

29 March

All About Pet Health to expand own label business

Kent-based All About Pet Health has set out plans to further conquer the UK private label health supplement and pet aids market in the UK by introducing new products to own label customers. All About Pet Health was founded by Daniel McKenzie. His career started in the pet industry when…

29 March

Footfall rises by 7.8% as weather improves

The second anniversary of the start of the first lockdown in 2020 delivered positive results, with a rise in footfall of +7.8% last week from the week before across all UK retail destinations, according to retail experts Springboard. It found increases in all three destination types; +9.8% in high streets,…

28 March

Barking Bags launches new point-of-sale material at Crufts

Milton Keynes-based pet accessory company, Barking Bags experienced “sell-outs” on a number of their ranges on their stand at Crufts and launched their new point-of-sale material for the trade. As part of a major new rebranding exercise, Barking Bags has now introduced some new point-of-sale items including hangers to display…

28 March

Natural Cornish launches new Boost and Nourish range

Natural Cornish, pet food and pet accessory retailer, has announced the launch of its new range – Boost and Nourish. According to the retailer, the range consists of meal toppers in Scottish Salmon, Cornish Whitefish and Cornish Redfish varieties. These are “ideal” for adding that “fishy goodness” to any meal.…

25 March

Retail sales volumes fall 0.3% in February, ONS says

Retail sales volumes fell by 0.3% in February 2022 following a rise of 1.9% in January 2022, according to the latest figures from ONS, with sales volumes at 3.7% above their pre-coronavirus (Covid-19) February 2020 levels. Non-store retailing sales volumes fell by 4.8% over the month following strong growth in…

25 March

Bella and Duke opens pet friendly office

Bella and Duke has opened a pet friendly office as work life returns to normal. A collaborative effort between pet experts at Bella and Duke and the build and design team at Space Solutions, has seen the creation of what is believed to be the UK’s most pet friendly office.…

24 March

Scampers donates essential supplies Ukraine

Pets Corner’s Scampers store announced it has donated essential items such as food, clothing and beds to Ukraine. The retailer said with the situation in Ukraine ongoing, it’s been “touching” to see communities come together to offer support. According to Scampers, its store team collected £1,000 worth items to send…

24 March

Retail responds to ‘underwhelming’ Spring Statement

Both Bira and CBI have expressed disappointment in the chancellor’s Spring Statement, with Bira having declared it is “underwhelmed with the offerings for independent businesses”. In his speech yesterday, Rishi Sunak outlined a series of measures to help combat the rising cost of living in his latest spring statement, including…