Retailers

Pets at Home to repay £28.9m in rates relief

Pets at Home has announced its decision to repay in full the £28.9m of business rates relief received across the business to the government.  The group said its decision reflects the company’s “guiding principle of treating all stakeholders fairly”, but is also supported by a continuing strong performance across the…

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Pets at Home sells five referral practices for £100m

Pets at Home has sold five specialist referral practices to veterinary services provider Linnaeus for £100m.  The sale which was revealed today 1 December, is said to be part of Pets at Home plan to  focus on “group resources on customer-facing activities” across its omnichannel retailing and First Opinion veterinary…

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Shops permitted to open for 24 hours a day

Shops in England will be allowed to trade for 24 hours a day in the coming weeks, housing secretary Robert Jenrick has confirmed. The relaxation of trading hours has been made in a bid to support struggling businesses in the run-up to Christmas. Writing in The Telegraph, Jenrick said: “None…

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Sustainable pet food start-up secures 300k in funding

Insect-based pet food start-up, Aardvark, has secured more than £300,000 in funding from investors on crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. The money will be used to support the brand’s launch early next year. The business aims to make pet ownership sustainable by developing a range of pet food for dogs and cats…

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Just for Pets to open new East Bridgford store

Specialist pet retailer, Just for Pets, has announced plans to open a 4,500 sq ft store in East Bridgford near Nottingham, as part of the company’s expansion strategy which was revealed in July.  Just for Pets was acquired with 16 locations in October 2017 by Pedigree Wholesale Ltd, a family-owned…

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Earth Animal’s ‘festive chew’ wins two awards

Pet food company Earth Animal has won two awards for the creation of its limited-edition festive dog chew entitled ‘The Feast’.  The product, which is made up of six ingredients, including brown rice flour, organic eggs, olive oil, pineapple stem, banana and vegetable gelatine, initially won the ‘New Product Award’…

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Herbal Dog Co launches dog perfume range

Herbal Dog Co has launched a new chemical-free dog perfume and cologne collection ahead of the Chrtismas period to “capitalise” on the latest consumer trend of “investing in home comforts”.  The ‘Furbulous range’, will be available in 14 different scents and will feature a combination of popular scents and limited…

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Trends UK launches Paw Patrol pet accessories range

Trends UK has announced the launch of a new range of licensed Paw Patrol pet accessories, in collaboration with manufacturers Bunty Pet Products.   Featuring branding based on the Spin Master Entertainment kids show on Nick Jr., the pet accessories range is designed to appeal to the 3.3 million pet owning…

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CSJ mourns loss of brand ambassador

CSJ has paid respects to its brand ambassador Margaret Masterman following her death after a “struggle with illness” this year.  The Welsh pet food company announced her passing on a social media post stating she was  a “wise, funny and a very good friend”,  Masterman who was a breeder and…

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Luxury pet business launches in Belfast

The owners of a new business selling luxury gifts for pets have opened in Belfast, after it saw online sales surge during lockdown. According to local blog Love Belfast, Murphy and Bailey’s first bricks-and-mortar store has been opened by business partners Karen Breene and Judith Scott, who launched the company…

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