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Mars Petcare launches festive range

Mars Petcare has announced the launch of a new festive range that features a variety of seasonal treats for dogs and cats, from brands including Pedigree and Dreamies.  Pedigree’s festive range of Pedigree Christmas Schmackos and Pedigree Jumbone Turkey chews and gifts are available to purchase, for example. Meanwhile, Dreamies…

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Coleraine Pets at Home to offer grooming salon amid refurb

Coleraine Pets at Home, on Riverside Retail Park, has launched a new grooming salon amid a refurbishment. The Groom Room offers a “wide range” of grooming services for dogs, including full grooms, spa treatments, puppy grooming, bath, brush and blow-dry, and nail clipping. The retailer said its customers will also…

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Unipet launches Honest 2 Nature brand

Unipet International has unveiled the launch of its latest brand, Honest 2 Nature, which focuses on sustainability. The project began in a bid to produce a wild bird insect suet cake which is packaged in a new scheme that sees no plastic being used. In addition, 98% of the brand’s…

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Supreme treats win 2021 Pet Business Industry Recognition Award

Supreme Petfoods’ Selective Naturals Berry Loops treats have received the Pet Business Industry Recognition Award in the Small Animal Treats category this year.  The treats are said to be healthy and rich in natural ingredients, and “cater to the current consumer trends for natural and high-quality products”.  They are also…

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Sutton Pets at Home to offer in-store grooming amid refurb

Pets at Home, Sutton Coldfield, has been refurbished to offer a new in-store grooming salon. ‘The Groom Room’ offers a wide range of grooming services for dogs, including full grooms, spa treatments, puppy grooming, bath, brush and blow-dry, and nail clipping. According to the brand, it has a team of…

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Footfall slows as impact of Plan B begins to show

Overall, footfall across UK retail destinations declined by -1.1% last week, wholly driven by a -2.7% drop in activity in high streets, according to Springboard. It said that although Plan B restrictions had not yet come fully into force, the first effects were already being felt last week with a…

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Mars Petcare to deploy new wet pet food packaging format

Mars Petcare will deploy a new wet pet food packaging which is made from recycled materials. Cat food brand Sheba will be the first to have the updated packaging formats available in Europe in 2022 as part of Mars Petcare’s efforts to offer more sustainable choices. The move comes in…

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Supreme Petfoods launches new bathing sand

Supreme Petfoods is extending its Science Selective range with the launch of a new bathing sand for chinchillas, hamsters, degus and gerbils. It revealed the bathing sand is designed to support optimal coat condition whilst gentle on the skin, helping to keep the coat “clean, shiny and in top quality…

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Animal Trust launches £2m crowdfunding campaign

Animal Trust has announced it is looking to raise £2m of investment crowdfunding to help expand its services in England and Wales. The group, which is set up as a community interest company, has launched its new bond offer on the Triodos Crowdfunding platform.  Animal Trust said its mission is…

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Online sales plummet in November

Online retail sales recorded their lowest ever growth in the month of November – falling by 19.8% Year-on-Year (YoY), according to the latest IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index. While this does compare to a strong November 2020 (36.2%), the Month-on-Month (MoM) figures were equally negative – showing a rise of…

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