Retailers

Parrot specialist moves to new home

A pet shop that specialises in selling parrots has opened its doors at its new Leicestershire home. Midland Parrots was based at a garden centre in Ibstock for seven years. The company had to find new premises when the owner needed the space for other purposes. Midland Parrots has now set up a…

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Pen Den manager takes part in Great North Run for Assistance Dogs charity

Pet Den manager, Liane Shield, will compete in the Great North Run to raise money and awareness for the charity Support Dogs. Liane, lives near Gateshead and manages Cardiff based dog grooming and pampering company, The Pet Den Ltd. This will be the fourth time that Liane has taken part in the…

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Pet shop gives food to homeless people’s dogs

A pet shop in Grove, Oxfordshire is driving an initiative to bring food and blankets to homeless people’s dogs. Sam and Darren Nobbs and Angie Holden from Grove Pet Shop have been distributing donations, with help from volunteers. Angie Holden said: “Sam, whose husband owns the shop, was watching a…

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Fire breaks out at Pets at Home depot

On July 22, the fire service was called to Pets at Homes’ Trentham depot. A container of animal bedding had been set alight, activating the depot’s sprinkler system. The Stoke Sentinel reported that three fire crews arrived at the scene, with an aerial ladder. A Pets at Home spokesperson said: “On Friday morning…

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Woman gets two year pet shop ban

A Birmingham women has been disqualified from keeping a pet shop for two years. On July 6, at Birmingham Magistrates Court, Jadwiga Ewa Grum, 37, admitting to selling animals from her Erdington home without a license. Grum pleaded guilty to one offence under the Pet Animals Act 1951, keeping the premises as…

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Pets Corner completes rebrand of its Ringwood store

Pet retail chain, Pets Corner, has completed its first store rebrand following the acquisition of more than 50 PamPurredPets sites earlier in the year. The Ringwood site, which is located on the town’s High Street, was the first in the group to undergo the transformation. Ethical retailer, Pets Corner, added…

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Pets Corner starts PamPurredPets rebrand

Pet retailer, Pets Corner, has followed its acquisition of PamPurredPets’ stores with the announcement that the Ringwood shop will be the first to undergo a full rebrand. The High Street outlet will remain open to customers during the refit that will be undertaken during closing hours. The store will receive full…

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Parrot shop proprietors move to new premises

  Midland Parrots, which has been based in Sunnyside Garden Centre Ibstock, Leicestershire for seven years, will be moving to a warehouse in James Street, Coalville in July 2016. Owners Bob McClumpha and partner Diane Gray, who also have a shop in Westgate, Long Eaton, needed to find new premises…

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Pets Corner opens new store in Ullesthorpe

Retail chain, Pets Corner, opened a new store in Ullesthorpe on March 25 2016. The store will stock an extensive range of naturally sourced, quality items for a variety of furry, feathered and scaly companions including a small home farming range. Free parking is available, as well as a free health…

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Pets at Home puts rabbit sales on hold for Easter

Pets at Home is banning the sale of rabbits in its store during the Easter period. Interest in rabbits rises over the holiday; the retail chain aims to draw attention to the number of the pets left homeless each year. Pets at Home will also hold free rabbit workshops across the country over the Easter holidays, covering…

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