London
London plays a key role in the UK pet industry, hosting a dense concentration of independent pet retailers, high-footfall flagship stores, brand headquarters, and trade events. Our coverage focuses on commercial developments in the capital — including new shop openings, refurbishments, acquisitions, and regional trends in customer demand. We also report on London-based distributors, wholesalers, and suppliers operating in pet food, accessories, grooming, and pet health. Whether you’re monitoring local competition or seeking retail partnerships, this tag offers insight into the business landscape for petcare professionals in the capital.
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Feb- 2020 -21 FebruaryPet Owners
Southampton is the UK’s most ‘pet-friendliest’ city, study suggests
Southampton is the pet-friendliest city in the UK for renters, according to insurance company Towergate. Ranking factors in the study included the percentage of available rentals with a garden, percentage of available rentals listed as ‘pets allowed’, affordable rentals listed as ‘pets allowed’, lack of pet owner rent price ‘penalty’…
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21 FebruaryBusiness Bites
Barclays as Big Brother, storms batter insurance companies, Redcar steels itself for renewal
The TUC says Barclays’ surveillance of its employees is ‘dystopian’ after it was revealed the bank uses software to monitor how long employees spend at their desks and issues warnings if they are away for too long. Bosses have been running a test of the system in the London office…
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18 FebruaryBusiness Bites
HSBC to cut 35,000 jobs, new chancellor sticks to schedule, Bezos creates $10bn ‘Earth fund’
HSBC has announced plans to cut 35,000 jobs over the next three years after a dire set of financial results. Profits have fallen by 33% year on year and that is before the impact of the coronavirus can even be fully measured in Q1 and the months to come. The virus has…
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12 FebruaryPet Owners
58% of dog owners share their bed with dogs, study suggests
Some 58% of Brit dog owners say they share their bed with dogs, according to a new study by pet food company Burns Pet Nutrition. The new survey of 2,000 people found that over a third of UK dog owners admit they prefer their pets to their partners and, given…
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10 FebruaryBusiness Bites
Ocado ditches Waitrose; Bill gates orders £500m beast-yacht; Boris to lower immigration wage threshold
A busy start to the week in the business pages. As the coronavirus story unfolds I am reluctant to spend every day providing updates on it, but it is worth noting quickly that there is likely to be some worldwide economic turbulence due to the latest developments. A slew of…
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5 FebruaryBusiness Bites
Tesla, Macy’s and organic food: serious change is afoot
Sometimes change is sudden and surprising, but sometimes it bubbles away under the surface for decades before making a serious impact, and in today’s roundup I have a few examples of the latter to highlight. First, there is Tesla. The firm led by billionaire space-AI Elon Musk has long been…
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3 FebruaryBusiness Bites
What’s Nissan driving at with Brexit plans?
Now that the technical aspect of leaving the EU has happened on paper, we are into the implementation period, but the negotiations will soon get going once again. The pound fell today as in a speech which actually overlapped Michel Barnier’s opening salvo with competing coverage, Boris Johnson reiterated his view that…
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3 FebruaryVeterinary
European veterinary profession remains united, says BVA
The BVA has released a joint statement alongside the RCVS and the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe in light of the UK’s departure from the European Union. The statement said that all groups would continue to “ensure that veterinarians in all European countries can give the highest possible standards of…
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Jan- 2020 -22 JanuaryEvents
The Cuddle Club partners with London Dog Week
The Cuddle Club has announced it will partner with London Dog Week later this year. The therapy pop-up venture is known for bringing puppies to offices, open spaces, parks, retail stores and commuter hot spots, offering up-close interaction between puppies and members of the public. The idea of the pop-ups…
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20 JanuaryFeatures
The growing problem of obesity in dogs
Obesity is a growing problem in dogs. However, the 2019 Burns Pet Nutrition Pet Census found that 89% of dog owners think their pet’s weight is normal. In 2018 the PFMA (Pet Food Manufactures Association) surveyed Veterinary Professionals at the London Vet Show and found that 74% believed that obesity…
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