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.

Nov- 2024 -

13 November

Retailers

Just for Pets partners with Just Eat

Just for Pets has become Just Eat’s first specialist pet partner, offering frozen raw food, cat litter, Christmas gifts and more. Free Delivery and more will be available for Just for Pets orders on the Just Eat platform over the coming months, plus pet owners can save £10 with any…
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Oct- 2024 -

29 October

Retailers

Wilsons Pet Food expands treat range with 17 new treats

Scotland-based Wilsons Pet Food has expanded its natural dog treat range with 17 new varieties. These new treats are available in a range of gluten and grain free options, each carrying health benefits. The new Bites range, available in 200g and 1kg, includes eight varieties, each 100% single-source protein, meat…
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16 October

Manufacturers

Innocent Hound unveils Christmas range

Innocent Hound has announced the launch of its newest Christmas range with an array of festive treats. The new range introduces the Festive Turkey Treats which are made of 60% British turkey and come in festively designed 70g packs. Their other new product is the Christmas Treat Box, which contains…
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Sep- 2024 -

26 September

Manufacturers

Webbox launches 2024 pet advent calendars

Webbox has announced the launch of its new pet advent calendars for 2024 each containing 24 treats. The advent calendar for dogs has been crafted with a dog-friendly alternative to chocolate so dogs and puppies over three months old can enjoy the countdown to Christmas. The equivalent for cats offers…
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23 September

Retailers

Jollyes opens new pet store in York

Jollyes has opened its first York store at Monks Cross Shopping Park, Monks Cross Drive, Huntington. Rt hon lord mayor of York, councillor Margaret Wells performed the red ribbon cutting ceremony. Alongside the lord mayor was detector dog Pablo and his handler Beverley Boynton who bit through a string of…
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6 September

Retailers

Scoff Paper launches new edible Christmas card collection

Scoff Paper, the makers of unique edible gifts for dogs, has released its exclusive Christmas card collection with messages including ‘Merry Christmas, From Our Pooch to Yours’, ‘All I Want for Christmas is Chew’, and ‘Happy Pigs in Blankets Day’. The new range of 11 cards, available in bacon, chicken,…
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Feb- 2024 -

16 February

Economy

Retail sales jump 3.4% giving optimism despite recession

Retail sales in the UK jumped 3.4% in January 2024 after falling 3.2% in December, according to data from the Office for National Statistics. This is the biggest rise in retail sales since April 2021 when the UK had just emerged from the third covid lockdown. The price of goods…
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Jan- 2024 -

31 January

Retailers

Jollyes posts record-breaking Xmas sales

Jollyes has announced that it posted record-breaking Christmas sales with like-for-like sales up 13% for the five weeks ended 31 December 2023. The final week before Christmas was Jollyes strongest seven-day trading period in its history with almost 45%more customers than the previous year and 26% on a like-for-like basis.…
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4 January

Economy

Festive shopping boosts footfall 6.1% in December

Footfall across UK retail destinations rose by +6.1% from November to December as poor weather conditions, rail disruption and the cost of living crisis failed to deter festive shoppers. According to the latest data from MRI Software, December was predominantly boosted by the fourth week of the month, the final…
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2 January

Economy

Shop price inflation flatlines in December

The annual shop price rise was slower than the three-month average rate of 4.6% at 4.3%, the lowest since June 2022, according to the BRC’s latest shop price index. The index, which compiled data from the first week of December, showed that non-food price inflation picked up to 3.1% in…
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