Retailers

Oct- 2021 -

12 October

Aunt Bessie’s launches Yorkshire pudding-shaped dog bed

Aunt Bessie’s has announced the launch of its first-ever Yorkshire pudding-shaped dog bed, with all sale proceeds donated to Guide Dogs. The dog bed has been created to mark the birth of Bessie, a golden retriever guide dog puppy who has been sponsored by the group following its charity partnership…

11 October

Preston Pets at Home re-opens amid refurbishment

Pets at Home’s Preston premises has re-opened after a recent refurbishment, adding a new vet and grooming service to the store’s offerings. It revealed the new surgery Vets4Pets has relocated from Moor Lane, comprising a team of “highly skilled vets and experienced nurses” on hand to support pets with healthcare…

7 October

Royal Canin to become carbon neutral by 2025

The Royal Canin brand has committed to becoming certified carbon neutral by 2025 with its first product range aiming to be certified carbon neutral by 2022. This comes as parent company, Mars Incorporated, announced that it will seek to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions across its full value chain…

1 October

Natural Cornish Pet store wins at PetQuip awards

Natural Cornish Pet store has won the gold award for pet retailer of the year at the recent PetQuip awards. The shop has its roots in the doggy day care business, and was set up by owners Jordan Coombe and Katy Peck back in 2014. After a period of success,…

1 October

Butternut Box adds to its ‘Naturally Tasty’ range

Butternut Box has announced that it has added a new line of turkey tenders and chicken tenders to its existing ‘Naturally Tasty’ range. Approximately 58 calories per treat, the tenders are designed to be fed between normal meals as part of a balanced diet, and are suitable for dogs and…

Sep- 2021 -

29 September

Jollyes relaunches ‘Lifestage’ dog food range

Jollyes has unveiled details of the relaunched and expanded “Lifestage” dog food range which features new flavours such as salmon and trout with asparagus and turkey with sweet potato and cranberry. The range of wet and dry food contains up to 50% meat content and includes grain free options. Alongside…

27 September

Zooplus welcomes EQT takeover offer

Zooplus, a major European online pet platform, has welcomed a voluntary public takeover offer by global investment organization EQT, at an offer price of €470 (£400) per share in cash. This represents a €10 (£8.53) increase compared to the takeover offer previously published by Hellman and Friedman on 14 September,…

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%…

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…

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…