Retailers
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Sep- 2021 -23 September
Card retail transactions up to 81%, survey finds
Debit and credit card retail transactions surpassed four in every five pounds spent in 2020 (81%, up from 78% in 2019), according to the latest annual payments survey published by the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Cash use now accounts for just 15% of total spending in retail (down from 20%…
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22 September
Maidenhead Aquatics launches click and collect service
Maidenhead Aquatics has announced the launch of its new click and collect service, as part of a move to “bridge the gap” between its traditional retail outlets and online business. Customers can now use 24/7 browsing as well as access to information about store stock availability, while “being able to…
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20 September
Tong Garden Centre doubles petcare and aquatics department
Tong Garden Centre has doubled the size of its petcare, wildlife, birdcare and aquatics department. The extended department is now home to the largest maidenhead aquatics concession and ‘feed the fish’ pool in Yorkshire, including tropical fish from around the world, community fish and specialist aquarium fish. It is also…
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20 September
Hownd launches new porridge range for dogs
Hownd has revealed that it has extended its Plant Powered Superfood food range with the launch of ready made porridge for dogs. The new blueberry and coconut porridge with chia and oats launches ahead of World Porridge Day on 10 October 2021 and World Vegan Month in November. Also joining…
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17 September
Pets at Home to close for Boxing Day
Pets at Home has announced that it is set to close its shops on Boxing Day for the second year running. The group claimed that the decision has been made as a sign of recognition for the work of its colleagues throughout 2021. It follows a similar decision in 2020…
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8 September
Just For Pets opens two new stores
Just for Pets has announced it is continuing its expansion through the opening of two new stores. The retailer has now opened its biggest space to date in Stafford. The 10,000 sq ft store opened on Kingsmead Retail Park near the town centre following a 10-week bespoke fit-out. It features…
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3 September
WHM expands UK manufacturing capabilities
WHM Pet Group has revealed that it has added new capabilities to its UK manufacturing over the past 12 months, which includes new investment into its Driby site in Lincolnshire to further its offering. Previously, the group invested £5m into its Driby manufacturing site over the past nine years, resulting…
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Aug- 2021 -25 August
Footfall dampened by wet weather
Footfall across UK retail destinations fell by -1.7% last week from the week before as wet weather continued to dampen footfall across the nation. According to Springboard, there was a drop of -2.2% in high streets versus more “modest” drops of -1.3% in shopping centres and -1% in retail parks. …
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24 August
BPF calls for business rates reform
The British Property Federation (BPF) has called on the government to set out a roadmap to annually revalue business rates in a bid to avoid “crippling” high streets, citing that a business rates reform is “long overdue”. It comes as the government’s Business Rates Revaluations Consultation, proposing to introduce more…
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20 August
Zooplus sales rise 16% in H1
Zooplus, Europe’s leading online pet platform, has announced that total H1 sales rose by 16% to €1bn (£858m), up from €862m (£739m) the previous year, as it continued its sustainable growth path in the first six month of the year. It said this growth was driven by the company’s “large…
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