Manchester

F. Duerr and Sons expands offering with Peamutt Balls launch

F. Duerr and Sons LTD is set to launch Peamutt Balls, the first variant of its household brand Peamutt Butter. Designed to be a snack or a training treat for dogs, the new Peamutt Balls will be hitting Asda stores at the end of April. The new line will also…

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Deliveroo launches Deliver-Woof

Deliveroo has announced the launch of ‘Deliver-Woof’, an Easter chocolate treat created especially for dogs in collaboration with Woodgreen Pets Charity. The new chocolate egg is 100% dog-friendly and is made with dog-safe ingredients and added vitamin A and D – both essential nutrients for dogs. The treat, which is…

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Harrison Family Vets opens new site in Doncaster

Independent and family-owned Harrison Family Vets has invested £350,000 in a new practice in Armthorpe, Doncaster, and has created six new jobs. Harrison Family Vets launched in the UK in 2021 with a practice in Woodley, near Reading, and then opened a practice in Kingswinford in the West Midlands, Didsbury…

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Music For Pets completes sale to Create Music Group

Music For Pets, the Manchester-based business creating music and entertainment for dogs and cats, has been acquired by Create Music Group. Founded by Amman Ahmed and Ricardo Henriquez in 2017, Music For Pets’ franchises “Relax My Dog” and “Relax My Cat” serve more than 20 million pets around the world…

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Pets at Home appoints operations director for retail

Pets at Home has announced the appointment of Steve Shirley as its new operations director of retail. Shirley has extensive retail experience having spent nearly 30 years with supermarket chain, Asda, most recently as vice-president wholesale and convenience. Prior to that he held numerous positions as a senior retail director,…

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Duerr’s and Sons secures new listing in Morrison’s for its ‘Peamutt Butter’

Duerr’s and Sons has secured a new listing in Morrison’s stores for its newly rebranded pet treat ‘Peamutt Butter’. The new-look packaging will hit Morrison’s shelves across the UK for the first time this month under an introductory promotional offer in March. The Manchester-based company said that the pet treat…

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The changing nature of pet ownership

The pet industry has transformed in the last decade and trends like premiumisation and anthropomorphism show no sign of slowing down. The pandemic saw 3.2 million animals purchased during lockdown alone, and much to The Pope’s frustration, more young people are choosing to parent pets, rather than children. But have…

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Pets Purest named Manchester’s fastest growing company

A Manchester-based pet supplements retailer, Pets Purest, has been named one of Britain’s fastest growing companies in the Sunday Times 100 rankings.  The company was started by husband-and-wife team Oliver and Evie Bristowe, with just £600 in 2017 when Evie’s family dogs were suffering from dry skin.  Sales of its…

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High street footfall continues to lag behind pre-pandemic levels

Footfall levels remain 23% below pre-pandemic levels in February 2022 as rising costs are reportedly set to “batter” retailers from 1 April, according to RSM. The latest data from Datscha, analysed by RSM, shows the overall decline in footfall is the worst in London with numbers on Oxford Street down…

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Jollyes renews partnership with supply chain firm Wincanton

Jollyes today confirmed it had extended its logistics partnership with supply chain specialist Wincanton for two years, in a “significant” and transformational contract for the business. Since 2019, Wincanton has provided warehouse and distribution services to Jollyes stores across Great Britain and Northern Ireland, operating from its multi-user warehouse in…

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