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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Nov- 2012 -2 NovemberEvents
Pets at Home plan fifth ‘‘Innovation Day’’ for December
Pet retailing giants Pets at Home is offering aspiring inventors the chance to show their pet products at its fifth Innovation Day on 5 December. The competition was created to give budding developers and designers the opportunity to present their ideas and products to a panel of key decision makers…
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Oct- 2012 -15 OctoberCurrent Affairs
OFT tells online retailers to change websites
According to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), more than one third of the top online retailers in the UK could be breaking consumer laws. It was suggested that 62 out of 156 popular websites may not be complying with consumer protection law. After finding unreasonable restrictions on refunds and…
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Sep- 2012 -20 SeptemberRetailers
Retail sales surprisingly strong in August
Figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) concerning retail sales in August have proved a pleasant surprise, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). The data shows that the total value of sales (non-seasonally-adjusted) was up 3.4 per cent on August 2011; an improvement on July. The…
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4 SeptemberManufacturers
IAMS to launch limited edition flavours this Christmas
Pet food company IAMS will launch a collection of limited edition Christmas flavours this autumn. Bagged in festive red and green packaging, the new 1kg Cat and 3kg Small/Medium Dog bags will contain a recipe dry mix flavoured with turkey. IAMS brand manager Shelagh Clark said: “Christmas has long been…
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