Pet Grooming

Five services to successfully grow your pet business

When you are running a small business pet shop, figuring out how to market or expand your business can sometimes be a daunting process. You will need to make sure that your marketing efforts are worth your time and money, and with many pet shops opening in the UK, the…

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Pedigree signs exclusive distribution for grooming and hygiene brand

Pedigree Wholesale has confirmed it has become the exclusive distributor for TropiClean, an established pet grooming and hygiene brand into the specialist pet trade. The relationship will include exclusive distribution for all TropiClean products including their current range of flea and tick shampoos that repel unwanted pests for up to…

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FURminator launches ‘new and improved’ product range

FURminator, the total pet grooming brand, has announced its relaunch which includes a new and enhanced range of products and improved packaging. As 76% of owners claim to prefer grooming their pets at home versus using professional services, the new range aims to further support pet owners’ grooming needs with…

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Brits to spend over £2bn on pet care products and services by 2023

New research has found the UK pet product and service market is expected reach a value of £2.1bn by 2023, a 25 percent increase from an estimated £1.7bn in 2018. According the research by Mintel shows six in 10 pet owners bought pet products in 2017, with toys being the…

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UK Bring Your Dog to Work Day to take place on Friday

This Friday will be the UK’s fifth Bring Your Dog to Work day, businesses will be encouraged to let employees bring their dogs in with them in order to raise money for charity. The event, founded and organised by pet grooming product manufacturer Hownd will aim to raise money for…

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PIF and Hadlow College open grooming school in Greenwich

Trade association the Pet Industry Federation (PIF) and Hadlow College in Kent have extended their joint venture and officially opened a dog grooming school in the Royal Borough of Greenwich (RBG). The Hadlow PIF (Greenwich) Dog Grooming School will offer City and Guilds qualifications for dog groomers which are recognised…

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Mikki releases new tropical dog and cat shampoos

Pet grooming manufacturer Mikki has brought a tropical theme to its new range of shampoos for dogs and cats. Packaged in convenient 250ml push top bottles it has been developed to provide seven different bathing solutions for a wide variety of dog and cat types. The range includes Calming Coconut…

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Love My Human opens first UK store

Sloane Stanley has announced that luxury pet lifestyle brand, Love My Human, will be making its UK debut at 308 King’s Road in the heart of Chelsea. Starting as an online shop, sourcing and selling internationally, the brand has chosen the Sloane Stanley estate for its first bricks and mortar…

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PIF announces British Dog Grooming Championship headline sponsor

The Pet Industry Federation (PIF) has announced that pet supplies wholesaler, Bestpets, will be the headline sponsor at this year’s British Dog Grooming Championship (BDGC). Organised by the British Dog Groomers’ Association (a PIF division), BDGC takes place on Sunday 28 October at Warwickshire Event Centre, near Leamington Spa. In…

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Less than one in 10 Brits consider a dog’s grooming requirements as important

Research by pet grooming company FURminator has revealed that less than one in 10 Brits consider a breed’s grooming requirements to be important when choosing a dog. For 40% of dog owners, temperament was the most considered factor when it came to choosing their desired breed. This is followed by…

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