Amazon
Amazon is a dominant force in the UK petcare retail landscape, influencing everything from pricing strategies to customer expectations around convenience and delivery. This tag explores Amazon’s role and impact within the pet industry — from its growing share in pet product sales to the implications for independent retailers, large pet retail chains, and supply chain operators. Pet Gazette’s coverage under this tag includes news on Amazon’s latest initiatives, partnerships, and private label developments, as well as business analysis on how sellers in the pet sector are navigating Amazon Marketplace. We also report on trends in fulfilment, logistics, and consumer behaviour shaped by Amazon’s presence, with insights valuable to manufacturers, distributors, and B2B suppliers seeking to compete or collaborate with the e-commerce giant.
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Jul- 2018 -2 JulyManufacturers
Skout’s Honour product to clean pet toys
Pet accessory manufacturer Skout’s Honour has announced a new product to clean pet toys and bowls. The product aims to provide a safer way to clean pet accessories that are often harmful to dogs after being cleaned in soapy water or dishwashers. Amazon will stock the new product alongside the…
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Jun- 2018 -20 JuneManufacturers
Slow-feeding ‘Lickimat’ launched for pet separation anxiety
An Australian couple have invented a new feeding mat product to help reduce pet separation anxiety by distracting with treats. The ‘Lickimat’ works by being filled with food and left for pets to lick at, with grooves in the mat meaning it can take pets up to 90 minutes to…
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May- 2018 -15 MayBusiness
UK brand Wagg tells Amazon it needs ‘to have a conversation’ over Wag brand
UK pet brand Wagg has told Amazon they need “to have a conversation” over the name of their new pet brand when speaking to media. The UK brand is concerned that the online retailer will bring the Wag brand to the UK under the same name. The UK company cannot…
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3 MayCurrent Affairs
Amazon launches its own brand of pet products
Online retail giant Amazon has today launched its own brand of pet products, dubbed Wag. Wag will offer Amazon Prime subscribers a range of different pet related items, starting with dog food. The new Amazon brand comes at a time when pet retail is booming, with US shoppers expected to…
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Apr- 2018 -1 AprilManufacturers
Pooch and Mutt make scientific breakthrough with anti-ageing dog food
At some point, most dog owners will wistfully look through old puppy photos and think; “They grow up so fast”. Well, now thanks to Pooch and Mutt – they don’t have to. The ground breaking “Back 2 Pup” is the first complete food of its kind – for every one…
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Mar- 2018 -1 MarchCurrent Affairs
New sales director joins Podium Pet Products
Podium Pet Products, which brought both Dog Rocks and Pet Remedy branded lines to the US market, recently announced that Kim Goldsworthy has been hired as sales director for North America. Goldsworthy, who has been working in the US market for more than three years, brings to this position a…
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Feb- 2018 -14 FebruaryManufacturers
Powdered pet joint supplement comes to market
A powdered pet joint supplement has recently launched as a simpler alternative to tablets. Pawtrition Mobility is a blend of 800g of MSM, 400g of glucosamine, hyaluronic acid, collagen protein and vitamin C and is suitable for both cats and dogs. Glucosamine helps to maintain joints and keep them flexible…
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Jan- 2018 -12 JanuaryIndustry News
Shoppers make 80% of retail purchases online
Online shoppers in the UK make 80% of their retail purchases online, up from 74%, according to a new report. The Royal Mail’s ‘Delivery Matters’ report found that the proportion of money being spent online has increased year on year. The average online shopper spends £40 each month on clothes…
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Dec- 2017 -20 DecemberFunny
A third of UK businesses adopt pet-friendly policies despite mixed opinions
An estimated 1.7 million British businesses have adopted a pet-friendly policy, however, new data has revealed that two thirds of employees claim office dogs are bad for business. More than half of staff think that furry friends are a distraction, making for poor productivity. And having canines in the office…
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11 DecemberIndustry News
Christmas marketing could help promote pet products
Gaining a deeper understanding of the owner-pet relationship could help inform marketing and activation programmes for both pet and non-pet products, according to consumer insight agency Engage Research. It was commenting after news that Tesco has expanded its Christmas gifts for pets range from twelve items last year to 50 this year, and,…
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