Pets at Home
Pets at Home is the UK’s largest petcare retailer and a major force shaping industry standards, pricing, and customer expectations. Pet Gazette reports on Pets at Home’s financial performance, store rollouts, brand partnerships, in-house product development, and supply chain strategy. We also cover its influence on market trends — from subscription services and veterinary integration to grooming, nutrition, and loyalty schemes. This tag offers valuable insight into how Pets at Home’s decisions affect competitors, wholesalers, and suppliers operating across the UK petcare trade.
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Jun- 2023 -7 JuneRetailers
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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May- 2023 -26 MayRetailers
Pets At Home secures supplier partnership with Cranswick
Pets At Home has signed a new supply partnership deal with food producer company, Cranswick plc. The news follows Cranswick’s growth plans to expand its pet food business. Cranswick will initially supply Pets at Home with dry dog kibble under two existing brands, Wainwrights and Step Up to Naturals, from…
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25 MayBusiness
Pets at Home profits fall despite increased revenues
Pets at Home has announced that its profit before tax has dropped 17.7% to £122.5m for the year ended 30 March 2023. The company stated that this was down to the gain on the sale of its Specialist Group in FY22 and the costs of bringing its new DC onstream…
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23 MayRetailers
Pets at Home opens new £93m fulfilment centre
Pets at Home has opened a new £93m purpose-built distribution centre in Staffordshire. The pet care retailer said that the development is the “biggest” investment in the company’s 32-year history. The new centre sits within a 70-acre site at Stafford North Business Park and was overseen by commercial property developer…
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12 MayRetailers
Pets at Home store offers pets bottled water to fight parvovirus
Pets at Home in Hartlepool has stopped filling the communal dog drinking bowls outside the store and has started offering bottled water instead, due to a rise in Parvovirus. Canine parvovirus is a contagious and fatal virus and is spread from dog to dog by direct or indirect contact with…
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Apr- 2023 -20 AprilRetailers
Pets at Home to rebrand pet care branch
Pets at home has announced that it has rebranded its pet care branch with a new identity called Pets. Its veterinary business will become Vets for Pets, formerly Vets4Pets, while its grooming service will now be known as Pets Grooming, bringing all of its services under one unified brand identity.…
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5 AprilRetailers
Butchers launches Healthy Heart recipes
Butcher’s Nourishing Food for Dogs has announced the launch of its new Healthy Heart recipes, which will join its existing Natural Health Support range. According to Butchers, the Healthy Heart recipes contain the “right amount of naturally active ingredients to support the heart muscle function, keeping pets healthy”. The recipes…
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4 AprilRetailers
Pets at Home stops sale and adoption of rabbits this Easter
Pet care specialist Pets at Home has confirmed that it is once again pausing the sale and adoption of rabbits at all of its 457 stores nationwide over the Easter weekend (7 to 10 April). The company said that this step has been taken to help put a stop to…
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Mar- 2023 -28 MarchBusiness
Pets at Home appoints new NE director
Pets at Home has announced the appointment of Dr Natalie-Jane Macdonald MBE as a new non-executive director. The appointment will come into effect on 27 May 2023 and upon her appointment to the board, she will also become a member of the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee and the ESG…
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22 MarchRetailers
First Pets at Home store in Chester undergoes major refurbishment
The first Pets at Home store at Greyhound Retail Park in Chester has opened its doors after undergoing a full refurbishment. The store was the first in the pet care specialist’s portfolio when it opened in 1991, bringing a “new shopping experience” for pet owners in the town. Three decades…
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