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- 2021 -10 NovemberPet Owners
Jollyes to close Boxing Day and New Year’s Day
Jollyes has told its 730 colleagues at its annual conference they will get a “well-deserved” break on Boxing Day and New Year’s Day as it sets to keep its nationwide network of stores closed. Jollyes’ 70-plus stores across the UK have seen strong sales over the past 18 months including…
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4 NovemberRetailers
PrettyLittleThing launches dog Christmas advent calendar
PrettyLittleThing has announced the launch of a new Christmas dog advent calendar. The calendar contains 24 treats and is made from a 3mm card that measures 40.5 x 45 cm and features two support shelves. Also included in the calendar are 24 red elastic tags and two sticky pads for…
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4 NovemberIndustry News
Footfall improves during October
October footfall saw a “noticeable improvement” to -13.4% lower than in 2019 compared with -17.4% in September, according to the latest figures from Springboard. The final week of the month, which included the October school half term, was “pivotal” in boosting footfall, shifting the average from -14.3% over the first…
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Oct- 2021 -27 OctoberSponsored
Simply2 Pet Products brings back Christmas ProFleece bedding
Simply2 Pet Products has brought its Christmas range of ProFleece pet bedding back to its online store, allowing customers to treat their pets to an “extra comfy Christmas this year”. The Christmas range of ProFleece features five festive patterns to match any holiday decorating scheme. Choose from a classic green…
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22 OctoberEconomy
September retail sales fall 0.2%, ONS reveals
September retail sales volumes fell by 0.2% and by 2.6% when compared with the same period in 2020, according to the latest Office of National Statistics (ONS) results. Non-food stores reported a fall of 1.4% in sales volumes in September 2021, which was mainly due to a 9.3% decrease in…
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21 OctoberRetailers
Bella and Duke launches Christmas range
Pet food subscription company Bella and Duke has announced the launch of a new Christmas range from 1 November 2021. The new festive range features the limited-edition turkey and cranberry meal as well as an advent calendar which includes chicken coins, chicken snowdrops, duck snowdrops and turkey stars. Mark Scott,…
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19 OctoberRetailers
Laughing Dog launches Christmas range
Laughing Dog has announced the launch of its new Christmas range which features mini puddings and pink macaron gifts for dogs. The collection also comprises festive wreaths and hand-decorated ‘Merry Christmas’ baked biscuit bones. The macarons are strawberry and peanut butter flavour baked biscuits with a retail price of £4.00…
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19 OctoberIndustry News
UK footfall return remains steady
Footfall across UK retail destinations declined marginally by -0.7% last week from the week before, according to Springboard. UK footfall last week was +28.1% higher than in the same week in 2020, which was a strong improvement from +24.5% in the week before. The fact that footfall did not change…
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13 OctoberIndustry News
Oggi launches new baked biscuits and cakes collection
Oggi has announced the launch of a new range of baked biscuits and cakes, specifically for dogs. Oggi has partnered with Blue Cross and supported the 2019 Fireworks, Christmas and Welfare needs. It revealed many shop bought dog treats contain ingredients such as potato starch which is “not the healthiest”…
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11 OctoberIndustry News
Christmas footfall predicted to remain 17% below 2019 levels
Footfall across UK retail destinations will average -17% lower than in 2019 over the six week Christmas trading period from November 21 to January 4, continuing the current trajectory seen in September with footfall down -17.4%, according to a forecast by Springboard. It projects Black Friday will be more popular…
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