Retailers
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Aug- 2012 -30 August
Happy Pet donates products to Dogs Trust Loughborough
In the countdown to the opening of Dogs Trust Loughborough, Leicestershire-based Happy Pet responded to the rehoming centre’s call for donations by sending van loads of products its way. Ella Tonge, Dogs Trust Loughborough’s supporter relations officer, said: “We were overwhelmed by the support of Happy Pet and the volume…
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24 August
Bestway announces £10million investment for Bestpets
Bestway Wholesale Group has announced a £10 million investment plan to expand its Batleys Bestpets group of specialist wholesale outlets. Operations director of Batleys and Bestpets Martin Race said: “Since the addition of Bestpets to the company in 2005, we have seen considerable growth and a complete belief in what…
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21 August
MedicAnimal Ltd acquires Petmeds.co.uk
MedicAnimal Ltd has agreed to acquire the online store for animal medicines, food and grooming products PetMeds.co.uk MedicAnimal, one of the UK’s largest online retailers of pet food and healthcare supplies, operates as an online veterinary dispensary and pharmacy. The company recently secured a £10 million investment and projects revenues…
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14 August
Pedigree Wholesale upgrades online ordering facility
Pedigree Wholesale has announced a number of upgrades to its online ordering facility. Four changes have been made to the system with the aim of providing an easier and more enhanced online experience. The new Home screen offers more clearly defined buttons, allowing quick identification of the options available. My…
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Jul- 2012 -30 July
Retail sales growth eases in year to July
High street retailers reported a third consecutive month of rising year-on-year sales in July; however growth slowed to a greater extent than had been expected according to the CBI. In the CBI’s latest monthly Distributive Trades Survey, 44 per cent of retailers stated that their sales volumes were up on…
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30 July
Over one million small businesses victims of crime in the past two years
According to research from Direct Line for Business, almost one in four small businesses (24 per cent) have been the victim of business crime in the past two years. The study of small business owners and sole traders, of which there are more than 4.5 million in the UK, also…
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12 July
Fin & Fur turns 40
A third-generation family pet business that specialises in a “natural and holistic” approach to pet and aquatic retailing is celebrating its 40th birthday. Established in the summer of 1972 by Christina and Dennis Westbrook and now run by their daughter Karen, Fin & Fur, of Bishop’s Stortford in Hertfordshire, prides…
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11 July
Pet crematorium recognised by trading standards
A Hampshire pet crematorium is celebrating after receiving the seal of approval from the county’s trading standards office. Dignity Pet Crematorium, of Winchfield, near Hook, is the only such crematorium in Hampshire to be recognised by trading standards and accepted into the county’s ‘Buy With Confidence’ scheme, which provides consumers…
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6 July
Jubilee lifts early-June footfall
The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee provided an increase in footfall for non-food stores, according to the latest Retail Traffic Index (RTI). However the RTI, compiled by Ipsos Retail Performance, showed that there was no ‘bounce’ effect, as there had been following 2011’s royal wedding, with mid-June’s shop visitor figures regulating as…
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5 July
Theo Paphitis gives Eco Dog Company a Twitter boost
Entrepreneur and TV star of Dragon’s Den Theo Paphitis has given Eco Dog Company a Twitter boost by re-tweeting a message that the owner had sent him. Hayley Oxenham, owner of Eco Dog Company, tweeted Paphitis during Small Business Sunday, a weekly initiative set up by Paphitis himself. He re-tweets…
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