Retailers
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Jan- 2022 -27 January
Fleetful launches first ‘HelloFresh’ for dogs
Plant-based dog food retailer, Fleetful has released a new ‘HelloFresh’ dog food recipe kit. Its solution is its hemp and chickpea protein powder dog Kit, “empowering” dog owners to make fresh, balanced, plant-based dog food. It revealed that with more dogs allergic to animal proteins, combined with dust mites in…
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26 January
Denzel’s launches limited-edition valentines treats
Denzel’s, the healthy snack brand for dogs, has launched a “special” Valentine’s treat in over 300 Tesco stores and specialist pet shops nationwide. Founded by Nathan Perry and James Lacy, the business launched in 2018 with initial funding from Virgin StartUp, and recently took on investment from Holly Branson and…
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26 January
Pets at Home ups profit guidance to £140m
The Pets at Home Group has reported its total group revenues grew by 5.8% to £319.4m over the 12 week period from 8 October to 30 December 2021, and the group has now upped its full year pre-tax profits forecast to £140m for FY22. Despite supply chain pressures, group like-for-like…
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21 January
Barking Bags to feature on Dragons Den
Barking Bags, a pet accessory business based near Milton Keynes, has announced it is about to set foot in the BBC One Dragon’s Den on 27 January. The brand was created by Debbie Greaves and partner, Rob Angell who were both inspired by the need to find a bag that…
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20 January
Jollyes sets sights on expansion as sales surge
Jollyes has announced “ambitious” growth plans after seeing sales surge to a “record high” £42m in the half year to 30 November. It revealed the retailer plans to open 20 new stores in the next 12 months, including new Scottish stores in Edinburgh, Glenrothes and Stirling, a new Welsh store…
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12 January
Pet Industry Federation hosts export solution webinar
The Pet Industry Federation (PIF), the UK trade association for pet businesses, is hosting an export webinar to introduce details of a new export solution for UK pet businesses, who want to sell their products to customers in the EU. It revealed since Brexit, exporting to the EU has become…
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11 January
Butternut Box wins customer engagement award
Fresh dog food company Butternut Box has been awarded the European Contact Centre and Customer Service Award for Best Customer Engagement approach. The award was previously held by the likes of Ebay and Gusto, for the work and commitment delivered by their customer love team. According to the brand, putting…
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11 January
PitPat to launch new GPS tracker for dogs
Pet wellness brand, PitPat, will unleash a new GPS tracker for dogs at the trade show for consumer technology, CES 2022. The GPS device builds on the success of the dog activity monitor, which has sold over 100,000 devices in the UK. As well as containing PitPat’s dog activity monitoring…
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7 January
Invoxia to launch Smart Dog Collar this summer
Invoxia has announced it will be launching a Smart Dog Collar this summer which utilises artificial intelligence to monitor dog health and wellbeing, in addition to its whereabouts. The collar can also monitor a dog’s respiratory and heart vitals, detect anomalies in a dog’s behaviour and alert owners and vets…
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6 January
Pets Choice submits new warehouse proposal
Pets Choice has submitted a planning application for a new warehouse, industrial unit and shop at their Lower Philips Road base on the Whitebirk Industrial Estate. The proposed expansion will allow the company to further enhance its manufacturing capabilities in the region and anticipates the creation of 60 new jobs.…
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