Covid
Covid-19 had a profound and lasting impact on the UK pet industry, reshaping consumer habits, retail operations, and supply chain resilience. Under this tag, Pet Gazette explores how pet shops, distributors, and petcare brands navigated lockdown restrictions, staffing challenges, product shortages, and evolving customer expectations. We also report on the post-Covid trading landscape — including lasting shifts towards online sales, changes in in-store footfall, altered buying patterns, and recovery strategies. Coverage is tailored to support pet retailers and supply chain professionals adapting to the sector’s ongoing evolution in the wake of the pandemic.
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May- 2020 -7 MayFeatures
Key marketing reminders for the pet industry to keep in mind
Understanding a customer’s mindset and their expectations is always critical to being able to provide them with a relevant and personalised experience. In times of crisis, this becomes more important than ever. The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has forced everyone to make significant changes to their everyday behaviours, which businesses must…
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6 MayCoronavirus
Interzoo organisers postpone event amid Covid-19 virus
Global pets market event Interzoo has been rescheduled to take place in June next, with Zoomark International moving to 2022 to accommodate the change due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Interzoo, which was set to take place on 19 May- 22 and Zoomark scheduled for 10 May-13 May 2021. Organisers announced…
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6 MayCoronavirus
Business rates revaluation postponed until 2022
A revaluation of business rates will no longer take place in 2021 in line with the government’s latest efforts to “reduce uncertainty” for firms affected by the ongoing pandemic. Communities Secretary Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP confirmed that legislation has now been introduced to bring the next revaluation forward by…
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6 MayCoronavirus
Blagdon launches online diagnostic tool amid Covid-19 crisis
Water garden product company Blagdon has launched its online diagnostic tool to help pond keepers social distancing and self-isolating at home. Blagdon’s tool is designed to help gardeners cut down on non-essential trips away from the home and allows them to diagnose common fish and pond problems from the safety…
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6 MayCoronavirus
Interpet launches free diagnostic tool to help aquarium owners at home
Interpet has officially launched a free diagnostic tool for aquarium owners abiding by movement restrictions during the current Covid-19 crisis so they can identify and solve aquarium or fish problems. The aquatics brand’s tool has been designed to help users diagnose common fish and fish tank problems with ease in…
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5 MayManufacturers
Inspired Pet Nutrition appoints James Lawson as MD
Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN) has announced the promotion of James Lawson as managing director. Since joining in July 2018, Lawson has been a group director and also managing director of IPN’s subsidiary The Real Pet Food Company. Prior to joining IPN, he held the position of managing director at GA…
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5 MayEvents
Registration for Virtual Petindex goes live
Virtual Petindex has announced it is now open for registrations and stand bookings. The event, organised by the Pet Industry Federation (PIF) is due to take place between 14 June and 15 June. The virtual show is set to combine seminars and trade stands that visitors can visit using their…
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4 MayCoronavirus
Bestpets reinstates customer registrations amid Covid-19 pandemic
Bestpets, the specialist pet arm of Bestway Wholesale has reinstated customer registrations amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Bestpets has opened its doors once more to new customer registrations for pet businesses wishing to use its cash and carry service. This comes after the business has implemented social distancing measures to keep…
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4 MayCoronavirus
Beaphar manufacturers hand sanitiser amid Covid crisis
Pet product company Balphar has announced its decision to manufacture a batch of hand sanitiser to help with the ongoing coronavirus crisis. Produced at the manufacturing site near Beaphar’s head office in Raalte, the Netherlands, the one-off project has produced 22,500 bottles of hand sanitiser. The hand gels have been…
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4 MayCoronavirus
Bira releases ‘life after lockdown’ strategy
The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has released its 10-point “life after lockdown” strategy, calling on the government to consider lifting restrictions on smaller retailers first. In an open letter, CEO Andrew Goodacre’s survival plan encourages retailers to consider sustainable retail, customer focused experiences and multi-channel sales to survive post…
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