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 -16 JuneTrade Organisations
NOAH elects new leadership team
The National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) has elected its new leadership team at its most recent AGM. Ned Flaxman, UK country manager for Krka UK Ltd has been elected as the new chair of NOAH for 2023/24 having previously been NOAH’s vice-chair. Flaxman has had a 20 year career…
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16 JuneRetailers
Pets at Home launches new Barbie products for dogs
Pets at Home has unveiled a brand-new range of Barbie products, especially for dogs, ahead of the launch of the new Barbie movie hitting the big screen in July. The collection features a range of pink accessories, including a matching harness, collar, lead and bandana. The Barbie Chevron Harness comes…
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15 JuneRetailers
Pets at Home invests in cultivated meat start-up Good Dog Food
Cultivated pet food company, Good Dog Food, has secured funding from Pets at Home in a funding round worth £3.6m. Agronomics, the UK’s leading biotech VC, Jim Mellon, executive director of Agronomics, Siddhi Capital and others also participated in the funding round. According to GDF the investment will help its…
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14 JuneManufacturers
Sniffers Pet Care appoints new CFO
Sniffers Pet Care has announced the appointment of Peter Harrison as its new chief financial officer. Harrison brings with him over 15 years of FMCG and manufacturing industry experience, having held senior positions with Morrisons, Asda and Victoria Plum. He joins the company from Aviva Bus where he was head…
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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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