High Street
The high street remains a vital battleground for pet retailers, balancing in-person service with growing digital competition. Pet Gazette covers the role of independent pet shops, regional chains, and national retailers on UK high streets — reporting on shop openings and closures, rent pressures, footfall trends, and evolving customer expectations. We also examine localised marketing strategies, product merchandising, and how high street stores adapt to omni-channel retail. For wholesalers and suppliers, this tag offers visibility into the challenges and opportunities facing brick-and-mortar stockists across towns and cities.
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Jun- 2018 -20 JuneRetailers
Independent retailers feeling ‘optimistic’ about high street future
More than half of the nation’s independent high street retailers are optimistic about the future of their local high street – and four out of five shoppers would miss their local high street if it was no longer there. This is according to new research to launch the government-run Great…
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15 JuneManufacturers
American CBD dog biscuit brand launches in the UK
America-based Cannabidiol (CBD) dog biscuit brand Austin and Kat has launched in the UK. Founded by Kat Donatello in 2014, the company was established after she searching for natural supplements to help her ageing Duck Tolling Retriever, Brady. Austin and Kat products are all created by hand, in small batches,…
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11 JuneRetailers
Retail footfall returns to high street
High street footfall increased to 0.5 percent in May according to the latest BRC-Springboard Footfall and Vacancies Monitor. According to the report May’s better weather resulted in a marginal improvement in footfall across the nation’s high street and out-of-town shopping areas, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the long term…
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5 JuneRetailers
Retail sales bounce back, jump four percent in May
Retail sales in May increased by 4.1 percent year-on-year, the highest growth reported since January 2014. According to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG’s latest Retail Sales Monitor, the better weather and the bank holiday effect led shoppers to buy more garden furniture and summer fashion ranges, recovering some…
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4 JuneRetailers
Footfall drops 8.6 percent as sunshine fails to attract shoppers
The UK high street saw an overall 8.6 percent year-on-year drop in footfall despite the warm May bank holidays, figures show. According to Ipsos’ UK Retail Traffic Weathermap, London and the south east saw the sharpest decline with 13.3 percent fewer shoppers on the high street compared with the same…
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May- 2018 -18 MayRetailers
Online retail jumps 19 percent in April
UK online retail sales went from strength to strength in April, up 18.8 percent year-on-year (YoY) according to the latest figures. The IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index showed it was the highest YoY increase since November 2016, despite the dampening effect of Easter falling in March this year. There was…
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4 MayRetailers
43,000 retailers in ‘financial distress’
Nearly 43,000 retailers ended the first quarter of the year in a state of ‘significant’ financial distress, according to research from insolvency firm Begbies Traynor. Its ‘Red Flag Alert’ research for Q1 2018, which monitors the financial health of UK companies, found the number of firms in the category was…
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1 MayRetailers
Solid first-quarter growth for online retail orders
Online retail delivery order volumes were up 9.6 percent year-on-year in March, according to the latest data from the IMRG MetaPack UK Delivery Index. This completes what has been a solid first-quarter for online retail order volumes, with total growth for the quarter increasing by 12.5 percent, just short of…
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Apr- 2018 -30 AprilManufacturers
Vet exclusive products 95 percent more likely to be recommended, says Nutravet
A recent survey of veterinary professionals has revealed that vet exclusivity counts when it comes to recommending health products to pet owners. Nearly 95 percent of those who took part, indicated that they would recommend vet exclusive products over non-exclusive ones. The survey taken out on behalf of natural animal…
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27 AprilRetailers
Retail sales expected to be ‘a little healthier’ next month
Retail sales are expected to pick up in May, according to the Distributive Trades Survey by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). The survey of 100 firms showed that, in the year to April, retail sales volumes were broadly unchanged. Sales were below average for the time of year for…
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