Industry News
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Nov- 2021 -4 November
PrettyLittleThing launches dog Christmas advent calendar
PrettyLittleThing has announced the launch of a new Christmas dog advent calendar. The calendar contains 24 treats and is made from a 3mm card that measures 40.5 x 45 cm and features two support shelves. Also included in the calendar are 24 red elastic tags and two sticky pads for…
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4 November
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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4 November
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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3 November
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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3 November
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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2 November
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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2 November
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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1 November
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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1 November
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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Oct- 2021 -29 October
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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