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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Aug- 2021 -3 AugustManufacturers
Soopa launches Puppy Range
Following the successful launch of their plant based ‘Puppy Dental Sticks in May this year, Soopa is excited to announce the launch of their healthy ‘Puppy Training Bites’. Soopa’s puppy bites are hypoallergenic, grain free, made with 100% natural banana and pumpkin and are suitable for pups over 3 months…
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2 AugustManufacturers
Hill’s Pet Nutrition launches ‘K.I.S.S 4 Vets’
Hill’s Pet Nutrition has announced the launch of its ‘K.I.S.S 4 Vets’ initiative which aims to help and support vet healthcare teams (VHCTs) ease back into the ‘new normal’, during “Covid-19 and beyond”. K.I.S.S (Knowledge, Information, Support and Sharing) is a newly created team of nutritional experts developed by Hill’s…
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Jul- 2021 -30 JulyCoronavirus
One in seven UK shops still remain vacant, BRC reveals
More than one in seven shops on UK high streets, retail parks and shopping centres are currently vacant, according to the latest data from the Local Data Company and the British Retail Consortium (BRC). The data revealed that fashion stores were amongst the “hardest hit” as customers primarily shifted to online shopping…
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23 JulyRetailers
PetPlace opens new HQ amid sales rise
PetPlace has announced it has opened new headquarters following a rise in sales over the pandemic. The retailer, which has stores in Abergele, Ruthin, Mold, Llangefni and Chirk, has opened the new site in Tir Llwyd Enterprise Park in Kinmel Bay. The company will be based out of a 10,000…
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13 JulyEconomy
UK retail sales jump 13.1% in June
Total retail sales in the UK increased by 13.1% in June, according to the latest BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor. On a like-for-like basis, the country’s retail sales rose by 17% from June 2019, with non-food reporting a like-for-like sales jump of 47%. In the nation’s high street stores, sales were…
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7 JulyTrade Organisations
BRC report highlights chargeback ‘struggles’ for retailers
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has published a report which highlights the ongoing chargeback “struggles” affecting retailers in the UK. The survey’s respondents, who were retailers across a wide variety of sectors, identified a change in chargeback issuances linked directly to Covid-19 which saw an average increase of 25%. Some…
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5 JulyGovernment & Legislation
Retailers call on PM to ‘support’ laws against retail violence
Some 100 of the UK’s “leading” retailers have written to the Prime Minister calling on him to support an amendment to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill that would tackle violence and abuse against retail workers. The letter, which was coordinated by the British Retail Consortium (BRC), comes as…
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Jun- 2021 -30 JuneFeatures
Priority Pet: A new way to connect with pet service providers
Tell me about Who are Pet Lifestyle Corp? Who started it and why? PLC was founded in London last year by my husband, Gerhard, and I. Gerhard is an actuary who, for the last 7 plus years, has worked in pet insurance at one of the UK’s leading brands, with…
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30 JuneIndustry News
iPET Network wins animal welfare award
iPET Network has been named Animal Welfare Organisation of the Year for Manchester and North West England at the national Corporate Livewire awards. The company revived the award at a Covid-safe presentation at Nunsmere Hall in Cheshire. iPET Network designs qualifications with the “welfare of the animal in mind”, and…
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29 JuneManufacturers
T. Forrest expands fleet size amid rising sales
T. Forrest has announced it has increased the size of its fleet of vehicles with a new “state of the art” 40ft trailer unit. The new investment by the company amid rising sales for the group, as the 80-year old group has continued to welcome ongoing expansion in recent months. …
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