Christmas
Christmas is a key trading period for the UK pet industry, offering seasonal sales opportunities for retailers, wholesalers, and petcare brands alike. Pet Gazette covers festive product launches — from advent calendars and themed toys to limited-edition treats and gift bundles — alongside wholesale buying trends, supplier offers, and promotional strategies. We also report on peak season footfall patterns, merchandising ideas, and stock planning challenges. Whether you run a pet shop or manage brand distribution, this tag provides insight into how the pet sector maximises commercial returns during the crucial holiday period.
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Oct- 2018 -29 OctoberManufacturers
Woofs announces new cookie jars aimed at the ‘Christmas gift market’
Pet food manufacturer Woofs has launched a new range of cookie jars aimed at the “Christmas gift market”. The jars are designed to keep Woofs Cod Cookies, Cod Fingers, Cod Cubes, Cod Crunchies and Granola fresh, with prices starting from £13.25 including treats. Woofs’ cookie ranges have been veterinary approved,…
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19 OctoberManufacturers
YuMove to sponsor ITV’s ‘For the Love of Dogs’
Pet food manufacturer, Lintbells, has announced that its flagship brand YuMove will sponsor ITV’s For the Love of Dogs. The programme is watched by 18% of the UK’s adult population and aims to raise awareness of joint health, bringing the role of pet supplements to the attention of millions of…
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15 OctoberManufacturers
Rosewood Pet Products charity sale raises £2000
Rosewood Pet Products has announced it has raised £2,000 for Severn Hospice when it hosted its first charity sample sale at its headquarters in Hortonwood, Telford. All of its sample stock was sold, including dog and cat bedding, pet toys, training products, novelty Christmas jumpers and a selection of products…
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Aug- 2018 -17 AugustFeatures
Humanisation in the pet food industry
As more owners consider their small companions as to be their direct equals and impose their own lifestyles and preferences onto them, this change in ideology has trickled into the pet trade and led to a ‘humanisation’ process of the manufacturing industry. Pet owners now aim to give them a…
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8 AugustManufacturers
British cat owners ‘spend £7.9bn per year’, says Iams research
New research has found that British cat owners spend £7.9bn per year on their pets, with cat ownership in the country at a five-year high. The research by pet food manufacturer Iams, found that a fifth of UK households owned a cat with 20 percent of owners buying their pet…
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Mar- 2018 -28 MarchRetailers
Online retail orders on the up
Online retail delivery order volumes were up seven percent year-on-year in February, according to the latest data from the IMRG MetaPack UK Delivery Index. The month-on-month drop from January in terms of volume was expected, though the 21 percent decline was sharper than it has been over recent years. This…
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1 MarchRetailers
Shoppers shun high street for online as January sees strongest growth since 2013
Online retail delivery order volumes were up 20.6 percent year-on-year in January, according to the latest data from the IMRG MetaPack UK Delivery Index. This was the strongest January growth for online order volumes since 2013. During the same period, footfall fell to its lowest January rate in five years…
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Feb- 2018 -21 FebruaryRetailers
UK retailers ‘self-restricting’ growth due to limited payment options
The UK’s top retailers are limiting online sales potential by up to 30% by not offering a range of payment options. A study, carried out by ecommerce and digital agency Visualsoft, found that almost one in five (19%) of the UK’s top 240 retailers are failing to offer a payment…
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20 FebruaryRetailers
UK online retail sales see 13.9 percent YoY growth
UK online retail sales were up 13.9 percent year-on-year (YoY) in January, according to the latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index. With rainfall above average in January, and the lowest January high street footfall recorded in five years, consumers turned to online shopping in the beginning of…
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19 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
Pets in the North East and London fared best this Valentine’s Day
Dogs in Newcastle and London were the most pampered pets over Valentine’s Day this year, according to new research. Twice as many pet owners in the North East and London gave their pet a Valentine’s Day gift this year than the rest of the UK. And the most pampered…
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