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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Mar- 2022 -1 MarchIndustry News
Footfall up 11% on last week, Springboard says
Footfall rose by +11.1% across all UK retail destinations last week from the week before, when it dropped by -3.8%, according to Springboard. The company said this uplift emanated from a bounce back in footfall on Friday and Saturday when footfall averaged +43.3% higher than the week before, “helped by…
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Feb- 2022 -15 FebruaryIndustry News
Wilsons Pet Food welcomes new national account manager
Wilsons Pet Food has appointed Roland Johnson to its commercial team as the firm’s account manager to continue to expand its presence in stores across the UK. According to the firm Johnson brings with him “a wealth” of retail and sales experience, with 18 years experience in the industry. After…
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10 FebruaryFeatures
RVC: Diabetes remission research progress
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common disease among domestic cats and is estimated to affect 1 in 200 cats in the UK. Although this prevalence might not seem overwhelming, diabetic cats require daily insulin treatment and frequent consultation by veterinary surgeons and so managing diabetic cats accounts for a substantial…
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10 FebruaryAppointment
Premier Nutrition strengthens pet team with new appointment
Premier Nutrition has announced the addition of Chloe Poolman to its pet team, the specialist nutrition consultancy and premix division of AB Agri, following a period of business acceleration. In her new role, Poolman will reportedly put into practice the team’s expertise and her own industry research to produce and…
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3 FebruaryIndustry News
Pets 2 Places welcomes first franchisee
Pet transport service Pets 2 Places Limited has welcomed their first franchisee in Solihull. It revealed Nic Hughes, 50, launched the Solihull site in January 2022 in order to help pet owners in the town who would otherwise be struggling to get their pets to essential appointments such as the…
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Jan- 2022 -28 JanuaryCharities
RSPCA to make UK ‘global leader’ for animal welfare
After a successful first year of its new strategy, the RSPCA has announced its upcoming plans to make the UK a global leader for animal welfare. It revealed the new strategy saw “many successes” such as tougher sentencing for animal abusers, increasing supporter numbers and the introduction of flexible working…
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26 JanuaryRetailers
Pets at Home ups profit guidance to £140m
The Pets at Home Group has reported its total group revenues grew by 5.8% to £319.4m over the 12 week period from 8 October to 30 December 2021, and the group has now upped its full year pre-tax profits forecast to £140m for FY22. Despite supply chain pressures, group like-for-like…
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24 JanuaryIndustry News
2021 footfall found to be 31% lower than in 2019
Footfall across all UK retail destinations was –31.1% lower than in 2019, but up from -39.1% in 2020, with retail parks continuing to display a “notable resilience” than either high streets or shopping centres in retaining footfall, according to Springboard’s 2021 report. Springboard said that “it was the three month…
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14 JanuaryEconomy
UK economy surpassed pre-Covid levels in November
Gross domestic product (GDP) has surpassed its pre-pandemic level for the first time as it grew by 0.9% in November 2021, according to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data. In the latest release, output in consumer-facing services grew by 0.8%, mainly because of a 1.4% increase in retail…
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13 JanuaryEvents
PetQuip to sponsor international trade conference
An event sponsored by three of the leading trade associations in the pet product, garden and leisure and home enhancement sectors has revealed its key speaker line up, with special measures being put in place to ensure the venue and the day’s activities are Covid-safe. The Future for International Trade…
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