Retailers

Aug- 2022 -

17 August

Pets at Home to welcome newly trained HGV drivers

Pets at Home has appointed HGV training specialist HGVC to manage its HGV license acquisition programme and help to train up to 30 new HGV drivers for the group in the next 12 months. Pets at Home reportedly identified the need to recruit and train more “articulated” lorry drivers to…

15 August

Jollyes readies for Poole opening

Jollyes is planning an opening event for its new Poole store, as finishing touches are being put to its latest site, which opens at Unit 1C, Wessex Gate East Retail Park, on 20 August. The 5,000 square feet store will employ 10 colleagues, led by acting store manager Tom Amos. …

15 August

Denzel’s founders named Animal Food Entrepreneur of the Year

The founders of healthy dog snack brand Denzel’s, James Lacy and Nathan Perry, have received the Animal Food Entrepreneur of the Year 2022 award at the Food and Drink Heroes awards. Recipients of the award also include Mark Scott and Tony Ottley of Bella and Duke, Mathew Cockroft and Daniel…

12 August

Pets at Home raises £550k for Hearing Dogs charity

Pets at Home Group has pledged more than £550,000 to Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, marking the biggest donation the charity has received from a corporate partner in its 40-year history. The pledge has been made through the Pets at Home Foundation, the charity founded by the Pets at Home…

9 August

KatKin secures $22m funding to expand operations

KatKin, the fresh food and pet healthtech platform, has secured $22m (£18.17m) worth of venture capital funding to support its commercial expansion and additional research and development activity. Led by Verlinvest and Perwyn, along with Kreos and previous investor Octopus Ventures and strategic angels, this round takes the total amount…

5 August

Pets at Home Q1 revenues hit £404.7m amid ‘record’ VIP numbers

Pets at Home has reported that group revenues rose 7.1% year-on-year to £404.7m in the 16 week period from 1 April to 21 July 2022 (Q1 FY23), as the number of active VIPs increased 10.7% to a “record” 7.4m, 27% of which were shopping across more than one channel. Vet…

2 August

Jollyes to open first Dorset site

Jollyes has confirmed it will open a new store in Poole at Unit 1C, Wessex Gate East Retail Park on 20 August, marking its first location in Dorset. Set across 5,000 square feet, the store will sell a range of pet food and accessories for dogs, cats, small animals, birds,…

Jul- 2022 -

29 July

Just for Pets launches ‘Rawgust’ campaign

Just for Pets is celebrating raw pet food this August with 10% off selected raw dog and cat food brands in store from 28 July to the end of August. The retailer said it is encouraging customers to consider the benefits of a natural, complete raw diet this August, renaming…

27 July

Jollyes to hold opening event for new Stockton store

Jollyes is planning a “fun-packed” opening for its new Stockton store as it prepares to begin business at the Teeside site. The retailer said the finishing touches are being put to the new store which opens at Unit 1A, Lustrum Retail Park, Stockton-on-Tees, on 6 August, as the town celebrates…

19 July

Jollyes launches Operation Cool Dog amid heatwave

Jollyes has launched Operation Cool Dog in anticipation of record temperatures today (19 July) across the UK. As well as providing pet owners with tips on how to keep their dog cool at home, until close of business on Friday 22 July, every Jollyes store will provide free “doggy ice-cream”…