Industry News

Footfall improves during October

October footfall saw a “noticeable improvement” to -13.4% lower than in 2019 compared with -17.4% in September, according to the latest figures from Springboard. The final week of the month, which included the October school half term, was “pivotal” in boosting footfall, shifting the average from -14.3% over the first…

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Local doggy daycare and hotel wins National Industry Award

Derbyshire-based company Rose Cottage Doggy Day Care and its Luxury Doggy Hotel has been awarded the Kennel of th Year at the Pet Industry Federation Awards (PIF). Dawn Brown founded Rose Cottage in December 2017 and has helped grow the business to its current size looking after over 2000 clients…

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Tails.com to share dog health insights through Data Labs

Pet food service tails.com has said it aims to use its “unique” data and insights to improve the lives of dogs and their owners with the launch of Data Labs.  The group has gathered information on the health, wellbeing and life expectancy of hundreds of thousands of dogs since 2014. …

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Pets at Home CEO to step down

Pets at Home has announced that Peter Pritchard, after eleven years in the business, intends to step down from his role as CEO and director of the company next summer.  This follows the “successful turnaround” of the business, in which he developed the group’s pet care plan in support of…

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Quarter of a million cats living rough in UK urban areas, charity finds

Around a quarter of a million cats are thought to be “living rough” in the UK’s towns and cities, according to new research from Cats Protection.  The new study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, provides the very first national estimate of the number of unowned cats in the UK’s…

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Footfall surges during half-term break

Footfall across UK retail destinations rose by 11.1% last week from the week before, according to latest data from Springboard. This is just shy of the 11.6% week on week increase in the week before the late May bank holiday. High streets and shopping centres benefited the most with rises…

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The Animal Health and Welfare Board secures six new members

Biosecurity minister Lord Benyon has announced the appointment of six new members to the Animal Health and Welfare Board for England. The appointments of Peter Laurie, Emma Slawinski, Gwyn Jones, James Russell, John Reed and Charles Sercombe will take immediate effect, they will serve for three years and will support…

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Zealandia joins UK wholesaler We.pet

We.pet Independent Pet Wholesale has introduced its latest brand offering, Zealandia to the UK. It revealed Zealandia is a New Zealand brand that offers a “nutritionally rich” grain-free wet food range, providing complete and balanced nutrition to help keep dogs and cats healthy. According to We.pet, the New Zealand’s offerings…

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Burns Pet Nutrition to launch new TV campaign

Burns Pet Nutrition has revealed it is set to launch a new national TV and digital advertising campaign, across Sky and ITV. The campaign will air during ITV’s The Pet Show, hosted by Dermot O’Leary and Joanna Page. The initiative is being launched to help educate new dog owners about…

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Itch wins at Barclays Entrepreneurship Awards

Barclays has announced Itch, a Leeds subscription-based pet wellness firm, as a national winner at the Barclays Entrepreneur Awards held yesterday. It was named as the UK’s Scale-up Entrepreneur of the Year under the category which was sponsored by Propel Finance, which recognises entrepreneurs whose businesses are growing rapidly. The…

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