Retailers

Slickers Dog House wins Beco inaugural award

Sustainable pet brand Beco has announced the winner of its “Britain’s Favourite Independent Pet Shop” award as Slickers Dog House in Padstow, Cornwall. The award was established by Beco to recognise excellence in independent pet shop service and encourage owners to incorporate sustainability in pet care. The judging panel confirmed…

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Jollyes opens new store in Newtownabbey

Jollyes has announced the opening of its brand-new store at Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland. It revealed Jollyes’ new Newtownabbey store is only the third in Northern Ireland to feature a Pamper and Groom Spa. The new store at 2 Longwell Road, Newtownabbey is replacing the Jollyes site at Glengormley and will…

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Skinner’s launches new ‘Get Out and Go’ range

Skinner’s has launched ‘Get Out and Go!’, a new complete dog food range that has been made to support the diet and nutrition of active dogs. Comprising three varieties of wet food and four varieties of complete dry, in addition to training treats and an energy and recovery bar, the…

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IPN acquires Pet Food UK

Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN) has announced that it has acquired premium pet food company Pet Food UK (PFUK) from Piper Investment for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition of PFUK is the start of an “ambitious” growth strategy, which will see IPN build scale and internationalise over the coming years. Completion…

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Pet gift demand set to surge this Christmas

Demand for pet treats and gifts is set to surge this Christmas as a result of the estimated 3.2 million households who welcomed in a new pet during lockdown, according to retailer Tesco.  The retailer said it is “gearing up” for what it believes will be the “biggest ever” Christmas…

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Jollyes to invest in Northern Ireland market

Jollyes has announced plans to invest £325,000 in Northern Ireland to open new stores and support key Irish suppliers.  The pet retail chain, which already has 12 stores in Northern Ireland, will begin the new investment programme on 11 December, opening a new 6,700 sq ft store at Longwood retail…

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Pets at Home colleagues to benefit from potential £11.7m payout

Pets at Home has revealed that its colleagues can share in a potential £11.7m payout from the company’s Sharesave Scheme. Under the scheme, all colleagues were given the opportunity to save between £5 and £500 a month to purchase Pets at Home shares at a fixed price of just over…

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Jollyes acquires Bannerbrook Pets

Pet retailer Jollyes has purchased Bannerbrook Pets in Coventry for an undisclosed sum. Established by entrepreneurs Steve Teasdale and Andy Gattner in 2004, the Bannerbrook Pets store in Gramercy Park, Banner Lane, has built up a loyal customer following in Tile Hill, Coventry. The agreement to purchase Bannerbrook Pets is…

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Pets at Home sees H1 profits grow to £70.2m

Pets at Home has revealed that for the 28-week period ending 7 October 2021, pre-tax profits grew 77.2% to £70.2m from £39.6m the previous year. Total group revenue rose 18% to £677.6m from £574.4m in 2020 and was boosted by the continuing increase in active customers. Meanwhile retail sales jumped…

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Pet superstore MD named entrepreneur of the year

The managing director of a pet food superstore in Hampshire has been named as ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ in a local awards show, the South Coast Business Awards. Deborah Burrows, who owns Healthy Pet Store in Totton, was given the accolade following  her reported “dedication and passion” to transform the…

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