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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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, L’Or, 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 Missguided 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 ‘disaster’ 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 ‘disaster’ 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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Dec- 2016 -6 DecemberAwards
Cotswold RAW is finalist at 2016 Growing Business Awards
Cotswold RAW came close to winning a gong at the Prestigious Growing Business awards on November 30, 2016. To get so close to CBI/Amazon sponsored winner’s enclosure was no mean feat, especially when taking on (among others) Rick Stein’s favourite organic broth, Northern Ireland’s most magnificent mash and the last…
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1 DecemberCurrent Affairs
Dog-sitters named Micro Business of the Year
A dog-sitting business was named Micro Business of the Year at the Amazon Growing Business Awards. Barking Mad was established in 2000 as an alternative to kennels. The service arranges holidays for dogs when their owners need to go away. Speaking after picking up the award, Lee Dancy, managing director, said:…
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Sep- 2016 -21 SeptemberEvents
British companies can get cash for exhibiting at Global Pet Expo
The PetQuip association has secured cash grants for British companies at Global Pet Expo in Orlando, Florida in March 2017. The trade organisation has announced that eligible British exhibitors will receive an attractive package. Grants are subject to the terms and conditions of the Department for International Trade (DIT) Tradeshow Access Programme…
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Aug- 2016 -9 AugustLatest News
Knutsford garden centre closes its doors
A Knutsford garden centre is due to close following a “lack of sales”and too many people “supporting google and ebay”. All-in-one, a family-run business, closed its doors after a drop in footfall caused financially problems. Jason Stafford, chairman of All-In-One told the Knutsford Guardian: “It didn’t make any money”. “A…
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