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 Amazonโs role and impact within the pet industry โ from its growing share in pet product sales to the implications for independent retailers, large pet retail chains, and supply chain operators. Pet Gazetteโs coverage under this tag includes news on Amazonโs 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 Amazonโs presence, with insights valuable to manufacturers, distributors, and B2B suppliers seeking to compete or collaborate with the e-commerce giant.
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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 Mailโs โDelivery Mattersโ report found that the proportion of money being spent online has increased year on year. The average online shopper spends ยฃ40 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 ofย 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 thatย Tescoย has expanded its Christmas gifts for pets range from twelve items last year to 50 this year, and,…
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Oct- 2017 -5 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Pet food company joins Amazon programme
Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN) is launching two Amazon Dash Buttons for the instant online reordering of its products. The family run business, which owns the Wagg and Harringtons brands, will unveil the buttons on October 4. The Amazon Dash Button is a Wi-Fi connected device that puts the convenience of…
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Sep- 2017 -15 SeptemberCurrent Affairs
MPs accuse Amazon of profiting from tax evasion
Parliament’s public accounts committee (PAC) has raised concerns that Amazon and Ebay are failing to tackle VAT evasion, despite the negative impact on small UK businesses. On 13 September, PAC heard that companies are using websites such as eBay and Amazon to sell products to the UK without paying VAT,…
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Jun- 2017 -21 JuneCurrent Affairs
Pet companies added to Amazon ‘Dash Button’ list
Amazon has announced today, an expansion of its Dash Button programme in the UK. The expanded selection of Dash Buttons includes top-name brands across dozens of retail categories, including Duracell, Glade, Heineken, IAMS, Joseph Joseph, Kiwi, LโOr, Mentos, Mr. Muscle, Perfect Fit, Regina, Scott, Tassimo, Wellman, Wellwoman, and more. Dash…
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Apr- 2017 -10 AprilCurrent Affairs
Illegal cat fur sold by high street retailer
UK fashion chain Missguided has allegedly been selling shoes containing cat fur on the British high-street. Following a joint investigation by Humane Society International/UK and Sky News, laboratory tests confirmed that the pom-poms of fur decorating a Missguidedย shoe were real cat fur. The import and sale of fur from domestic…
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4 AprilIndustry News
Amazon takes on bricks-and-mortar stores with cash sales
Amazon has launched a new feature called Amazon Cash, making physical money payments possible for online goods. The new service has been released in order to help those without bank accounts or debit/credit cards and is only available in the US at current. Customers receive a barcode from Amazon that…
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Mar- 2017 -15 MarchCurrent Affairs
Budget a โdisasterโ for pet stores, says new PIF Chair
The newly appointed chair of the Pet Industry Federation (PIF) has spoken out against the recent budget, calling it a โdisasterโ for small high street pet stores. Referring to the announcement last week by the Chancellor, Philip Hammond, that business rates would not be reduced for small businesses, Steve Fowler,…
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