Online Sales

Naturo Natural Pet Food launches national campaign

Naturo Natural Pet Food has launched its latest marketing campaign, which will be seen across TV and digital channels across the UK and Republic of Ireland and will last for 10 weeks. It comes as the brand has seen “exponential” growth over the past year, with a 64% increase in…

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Sunak to delay review of business rates until autumn

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to reveal that he will delay a final report on the review of business rates until later this year.  According to The Financial Times, the delay of the report, which was set to consider the introduction of an online sales tax, comes as the chancellor…

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Retail sales tumble 8.2% in January despite online boom

Retail sales tumbled by 8.2% in January despite rising online sales, as stores were hit by heightened restrictions amid the third national lockdown.  According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the value of sales was also 7.8% lower than the previous month, while the overall decline was largely driven…

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Usdaw calls for ‘level playing field’ between shops and online retailers

Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) has urged the government to create a “level playing field” between high streets and online retail. To support shops, and the communities they serve, the union has suggested the government should implement “fundamental business rates reform”. The organisation revealed that from analysis…

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Retail sales fall to lowest ever annual level

The retail sector has suffered its largest annual fall since records began, with total sales down 1.9% against the year prior, as restrictions on non-essential retail continued to impact the sector as a whole.  This was the biggest decline since records began in 1997, according to the ONS. After declines…

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Lily’s Kitchen expands into China with new distribution deal

Lily’s Kitchen is now available to clients across China thanks to a major distribution agreement with specialists Penefit International. Already the UK’s fastest-growing pet food brand, Lily’s Kitchen is targeting China’s rapidly growing five-billion-dollar pet food market, using the “word-of-mouth power of social media” with platforms such as WeChat to…

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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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Luxury pet business launches in Belfast

The owners of a new business selling luxury gifts for pets have opened in Belfast, after it saw online sales surge during lockdown. According to local blog Love Belfast, Murphy and Bailey’s first bricks-and-mortar store has been opened by business partners Karen Breene and Judith Scott, who launched the company…

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Pet retailer to develop first ‘Covid store’ after lockdown sales surge 

PetPlace has announced it is planning to roll out new branding after a “significant” reinvestment following a lockdown sales surge, as well as a funding boost. The retailer has now invested the £1m it received from the Coronavirus Business Loan Interruption Scheme (CLBILS) back into the business. The company will…

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UK retail sales rise for fourth consecutive month

August saw retail sales volumes increase by 0.8% when compared with July, marking the fourth consecutive month of growth. According to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS), this resulted in an increase of 4% when compared with February’s pre-pandemic level of sales. The value of retail…

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