Retailers

Pets Choice opens first outlet store in Blackburn

Pets Choice has opened its first factory outlet store in Blackburn, marking the company’s move into bricks-and-mortar retail. The shop, branded Pet Range, is located on Lower Phillips Road and offers discounted food, treats, toys and accessories for cats, dogs and wildlife. The company said the outlet would help reduce…

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Monkfield Reptile acquires tortoise breeder Zoological International

Monkfield Reptile has acquired Zoological International, the tortoise breeding business founded by reptile specialist Rick Wilton. Wilton, who has bred and cared for tortoises for more than 40 years, is widely known in the reptile-keeping industry for his expertise and focus on animal welfare.  Zoological International has been recognised for…

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Tails.com launches 2025 Advent Calendar for dogs

Tails.com has released its 2025 Advent Calendar for dogs, featuring 26 festive treats and a charitable partnership with StreetVet. The calendar contains 24 star-shaped biscuits in goose, turkey and duck flavours, along with two peanut butter-flavour paw biscuits for Christmas Day. All products are made in the UK, contain no…

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Aldi launches new Halloween pet costumes

Aldi has introduced a new range of Halloween costumes for pets, available in stores from 28 September. The collection, part of the supermarket’s Specialbuys line, is priced at £3.99 per item and will be available while stocks last. The range includes a spider outfit with eight legs, along with skeleton…

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Rosewood and Battersea launch new pet treat range

Rosewood Pet Products has expanded its partnership with Battersea Dogs and Cats Home to include a new range of pet treats. The line, which will be showcased at the PATS trade show in Birmingham from 28 to 30 September, features three dog treats and two cat treats. Rosewood said the…

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DotDotPet partners with Battersea on licensed grooming range

Pet care brand DotDotPet has partnered with Battersea to launch a licensed grooming range that will generate a minimum £15,000 donation to the animal welfare charity. The collection includes dog shampoos formulated with a low-irritation fragrance intended to reduce stress during bathing, as well as biodegradable eco dog towels made…

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Pets at Home CEO steps down as group lowers profit forecast

Pets at Home has announced the immediate departure of chief executive Lyssa McGowan and lowered its full-year 2026 profit forecast to between £90m and £100m. Non-executive chair Ian Burke has assumed the role of executive chair while a search is carried out for a new chief executive.  McGowan had led…

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Dibo introduces festive packaging for raw dog meals

Pet food brand Dibo is launching limited edition festive packaging for four of its free flow raw dog meals, available to the independent trade over the Christmas period. The seasonal packs will be applied to existing recipes, which remain unchanged, including three Bird Roast with chicken, turkey and duck with…

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Paleo Ridge brings back festive Christmas Turkey and Cranberry meal

Raw dog food company Paleo Ridge has reintroduced its limited-edition Christmas Turkey and Cranberry meal for the third consecutive year. The seasonal product, available earlier than usual this year, combines British turkey with bone and offal, lamb tripe, cranberries, parsnips and carrots to provide a complete raw meal. It is…

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Jollyes cuts 600 prices and rolls out Uber Eats pet delivery nationwide

Jollyes has reduced more than 600 product prices and expanded its rapid delivery partnership with Uber Eats to nearly all of its UK stores. The pet retailer said the cuts were part of its move to simplify pricing and strengthen its position as the UK’s only specialist discount chain for…

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