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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Aug- 2022 -23 AugustFeatures
Mr Bug and challenging the yuck factor
I know you’ve had a varied career in the past. What did you do before the idea of Mr Bug came about? I was a rock musician for many years and I owned a music studio in London. I started it in Shepherds Bush – a tiny studio – and…
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17 AugustRetailers
Pets at Home to welcome newly trained HGV drivers
Pets at Home has appointed HGV training specialist HGVC to manage its HGV license acquisition programme and help to train up to 30 new HGV drivers for the group in the next 12 months. Pets at Home reportedly identified the need to recruit and train more “articulated” lorry drivers to…
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12 AugustCharities
Pets at Home raises £550k for Hearing Dogs charity
Pets at Home Group has pledged more than £550,000 to Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, marking the biggest donation the charity has received from a corporate partner in its 40-year history. The pledge has been made through the Pets at Home Foundation, the charity founded by the Pets at Home…
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5 AugustRetailers
Pets at Home Q1 revenues hit £404.7m amid ‘record’ VIP numbers
Pets at Home has reported that group revenues rose 7.1% year-on-year to £404.7m in the 16 week period from 1 April to 21 July 2022 (Q1 FY23), as the number of active VIPs increased 10.7% to a “record” 7.4m, 27% of which were shopping across more than one channel. Vet…
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Jul- 2022 -22 JulyIndustry News
Pets at Home Foundation names new chair
The Pets at Home Foundation has announced the appointment of Robert Kent as chair, taking over the role from Louise Stonier, who has led the charity for over 15 years and has recently been appointed as chief operating officer of Vets4Pets. Kent joined Pets at Home in 2018 as chief…
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20 JulyIndustry News
Pets at Home introduces new part-time working roles
Pets at Home has introduced new fixed day/hour contracts for both new and existing colleagues, following what it saw as an increase in demand for regular part-time roles to fit in around commitments outside work. The new roles will be called pet care assistants and will come with the same…
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Jun- 2022 -29 JuneIndustry News
Pets at Home opens new look pet care centre
Pets at Home has opened the doors to its new look pet care centre on Park Road Retail Park in Pontefract. The revamped store is now home to a brand-new grooming salon – The Groom Room – which has opened for the first time. It offers a wide range of…
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May- 2022 -25 MayIndustry News
Pets at Home reports record year as profits surge
Pets at Home has reported that its underlying pre-tax profits have surged 65.3% to £144.7m for the year to March 2022. Retail revenue grew by 18.5% after store and online sales rose by 17.7% and 18.4% respectively. The company also reported a total group revenue growth of 15.3% to £1.3bn,…
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20 MayIndustry News
Pets at Home invests in Project Blu
Pets at Home Group has announced it has made a strategic investment in Project Blu, an eco-conscious supplier of branded pet accessories. Pets at Home will be the first UK retailer to offer Project Blu’s full product range, available across its 457 stores and online at Petsathome.co.uk from early July…
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Mar- 2022 -21 MarchPet Owners
Burnley Pets at Home opens amid store revamp
Pets at Home has opened the doors to its new-look pet care centre on Anchor Retail Park in Burnley. The revamped store is now home to a brand-new grooming salon – The Groom Room – which has opened for the first time. According to the retailer, it offers a wide…
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