Retailers

Pets Corner opens new store in Wokingham

On January 23 2016, retail chain Pets Corner opened a new store in Wokingham. The store will stock live animals alongside naturally sourced items for a variety of pets. It will also offer a small home farming range and a free health club providing nutritional advice for pets. Scott Sherriff, regional manager at…

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PIF receives go-ahead on petshop licensing scheme

  The Pet Industry Federation (PIF) has announced its support to retail members in order to gain their pet shop licence. PIF has just entered into a Primary Authority coordinated partnership with City of London Corporation, to support PIF retail members across England and Wales. This scheme is designed to…

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Shares in Pets at Home fall

Shares in superstore Pets at Home have the steepest fall since it floated in London last year. Shares fell by nine percent, according to the BBC, as the Pets at Home Group Plc announced its trading update for the 28 week period from 27 March to 8 October 2015. Nick Wood,…

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Business rate system to have major overhaul

George Osborne has announced a huge overhaul for the UK’s business rate system which should aid retailers and small business owners. It was announced that £26 billion which is raised in business rates each year will be diverted from central government to local government. According to the BBC, chancellor George…

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Consumers’ right to 30 day refund becomes law

New protection for consumers has come into force under the Consumer Rights Act. Anyone who purchases faulty goods will be entitled to a full refund for up to 30 days after the purchase is made. Previously consumers were only entitled to refunds for a ‘reasonable time’. There is new protection for…

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Pets Corner to donate plastic bag proceeds to charity

Major retail chain, Pets Corner, plans to donate proceeds from the sale of its single-use plastic bags to the Sussex-based charity Canine Partners. From the October 5th 2015 large retailers employing 250 or more full-time employees will need to charge their customers a minimum of 5p for most single-use plastic carrier…

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Dogrobes lead the way

  Margaret Reynolds, the owner of Moray based company Dogrobes, has been short-listed for an Association of Scottish Businesswomen (ASB) Award under the category Most Enterprising Business. Last year she won the Moray Business Women’s Most Enterprising Business Award, and now she is representing the Moray area in this category…

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The contactless card payment limit is being increased

Visa, MasterCard and American Express are increasing the limits for Contactless card payments from the 1st October 2015. The limit on Contactless payment will be £30 instead of £20. Any Contactless terminals rented from Global Payments will be updated before the change comes into effect. Customers will automatically be able…

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Datalogic Memors provide a solution for Pets Corner

Datalogic have announced that a roll out of Memor X3 mobile computers, with its partner Advanced Retail, has helped Pets Corner, to dramatically reduce time spent on paper-based processes, improve stock accuracy and concentrate on customer service. Matt Murtagh, area manager at Pets Corner and a key member of the project…

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UK GDP growth has increased in the second quarter

The UK recovery is well under-way with gross domestic product (GDP) per head increasing after seven years according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Growth measured at 0.7 percent in the second quarter of 2015, meaning a recovery from 0.4 percent from the first three months of the year.…

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