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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Jun- 2022 -6 JunePet Owners
Pet food subscriptions more than double since 2018, says Yodel
Pet food deliveries have more than doubled in four years according to the latest figures from independent parcel carrier Yodel. Yodel said UK consumers turn to online deliveries as a “more convenient way to care for pets”, with the biggest rise coming from London, where pet food deliveries were up…
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May- 2022 -18 MayEconomy
Inflation hits 40-year high
UK inflation has hit its highest level in 40 years during the month of April, driven by the rising cost of energy bills. The figure, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS), was up from 7% in March. The ONS said that around 75% of…
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Apr- 2022 -12 AprilIndustry News
Dog ownership helped buffer psychological impact of pandemic
Dog ownership helped to support dog owners during the pandemic, by helping levels of depression, anxiety, happiness and perceived social support, according to a new survey carried out by Purina. The online survey questioned 1535 current and potential dog owners, which underscored the psychological and physiological effects of COVID on…
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8 AprilIndustry News
Southampton pet superstore wins BizX Retailer of the Year
Southampton pet superstore, Healthy Pet Store, has been crowned the 2022 best retailer of the year at the national BizX Awards. Healthy Pet Store based in Totton was named the best retailer of the year partly as a result of its sales growth since launching in 2014, as well as…
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1 AprilRetailers
Ceva Animal Health extends behaviour range
Ceva Animal Health has extended its leading behaviour range, Adaptil, with the launch of Adaptil Chew, a new “fast-calming” chew for dogs. The new product aims to “quickly help to relax dogs if given at least 30 minutes before an expected event” and can be given like a treat directly…
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Mar- 2022 -31 MarchEconomy
High street footfall continues to lag behind pre-pandemic levels
Footfall levels remain 23% below pre-pandemic levels in February 2022 as rising costs are reportedly set to “batter” retailers from 1 April, according to RSM. The latest data from Datscha, analysed by RSM, shows the overall decline in footfall is the worst in London with numbers on Oxford Street down…
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25 MarchRetailers
Retail sales volumes fall 0.3% in February, ONS says
Retail sales volumes fell by 0.3% in February 2022 following a rise of 1.9% in January 2022, according to the latest figures from ONS, with sales volumes at 3.7% above their pre-coronavirus (Covid-19) February 2020 levels. Non-store retailing sales volumes fell by 4.8% over the month following strong growth in…
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21 MarchIndustry News
Bira predicts strongest Mother’s Day in 2 years
The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has predicted the strongest Mother’s Day trading in over two years. Following the lifting of restrictions early this year, the head of Bira believes this will be the strongest trading period of the year so far as shoppers will be able to hit the…
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17 MarchFeatures
Animal welfare technology in the pet industry
“Demand for pets has soared. Enquiries increased by more than 253% during lockdown and over 20,000 people contacted pet charity Wood Green about getting a new pet – more than half of which were for dogs,” says Linda Cantle, director of pet and owner support services at Wood Green. The…
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3 MarchIndustry News
Footfall strengthens after largest monthly rise since June
With a gap of -20.7% from the 2019 level, footfall in February strengthened marginally from January when it was -20.8% below 2019, according to Springboard. This was driven by a month on month increase of +9.1% which was the largest single monthly uplift since June 2021 and nearly three times…
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