Like-For-Like Sales
This coverage examines like-for-like sales performance in the UK petcare industry, offering analysis relevant to retailers, wholesalers, and supply chain operators. Pet Gazette reports on financial results, trading updates, and market trends that reflect year-on-year sales performance excluding new store openings. Our coverage helps pet trade professionals understand business health, benchmark against competitors, and assess market conditions affecting retail and supply operations.
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Aug- 2022 -5 AugustRetailers
Pets at Home Q1 revenues hit £404.7m amid ‘record’ VIP numbers
Pets at Home has reported that group revenues rose 7.1% year-on-year to £404.7m in the 16 week period from 1 April to 21 July 2022 (Q1 FY23), as the number of active VIPs increased 10.7% to a “record” 7.4m, 27% of which were shopping across more than one channel. Vet…
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Jul- 2022 -8 JulyRetailing
Cost of living crisis weighs on retail sales growth
High levels of inflation and the deepening cost of living crisis have prompted further slowing of retail sales growth, according to BDO’s High Street Sales Tracker (HSST). It found that total like-for-like (LFL) sales, combined in-store and online, increased by +8.4% in June compared to the equivalent month in 2021,…
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May- 2022 -11 MayIndustry News
Jollyes announces new CEO amid expansion plans
Nationwide pet retailer Jollyes has announced the appointment of Joe Wykes as chief executive officer to lead the business through a period of expansion that aims to see annual turnover grow to £100m in the next 12 months. In January, Jollyes reported record sales of £42m for the half year…
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Jan- 2022 -20 JanuaryLatest News
Jollyes sets sights on expansion as sales surge
Jollyes has announced “ambitious” growth plans after seeing sales surge to a “record high” £42m in the half year to 30 November. It revealed the retailer plans to open 20 new stores in the next 12 months, including new Scottish stores in Edinburgh, Glenrothes and Stirling, a new Welsh store…
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Jul- 2021 -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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May- 2021 -27 MayBusiness
Pets at Home sales top £1bn in FY21
Pets at Home has reported that group sales rose by 7.9% to £1.14bn in its financial report for the 52 weeks ended 25 March. The pet retailer also saw a 35.5% increase in statutory pre-tax profit to £116.4m over the period, with like-for-like sales also jumping 8.7%. For Pet at…
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Jan- 2021 -8 JanuaryIndustry News
Pets at Home raises guidance following sales boost
Pets at Home has raised its full-year guidance following a period of “accelerated momentum” in its third quarter of trading. Based on its current year-to-date trading, as well as assuming no change to its “essential retailer” designation, it now anticipates full-year pre-tax profit to be ahead of its previous guidance,…
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Nov- 2020 -24 NovemberBusiness
Pets at Home sales boosted by rising pet ownership
Pets at Home has announced that group revenue grew by 5.1% to £574.4m in the half-year ended 8 October 2020, noting that the underlying pet care market remains “in good health” despite the pandemic. While the group saw pre-tax profit fall by 5.1% to £39.6m in the period, down from…
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Aug- 2020 -7 AugustCoronavirus
Poor July sales rock high street recovery
Poor in-store sales through the month of July have “dampened hopes of a recovery” across UK high streets, according to the latest High Street Sales Tracker from BDO. In-store like-for-like sales decreased by 39.4% last month, down from a marginal base of 0.1% that was reported the year before. According…
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Jul- 2020 -31 JulyRetailers
Pets at Home sales stabilise in quarterly results
Pets at Home has announced that total group revenue fell by 1% in the quarter ended 16 July, while like-for-like revenue was down by 0.7% in the period. Amid the onset of the pandemic, the first eight weeks of the period saw like-for-like revenue tumble 13.5%, though this was later…
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