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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Mar- 2022 -15 MarchRetailers
Pets at Home launches £100K feline pancytopenia research fund
Pets at Home Group has launched a £100k feline pancytopenia research fund. Pancytopenia is a rare bone marrow condition where the number of blood cells rapidly decreases, causing serious illness. According to the retailer, the launch of this fund follows the “distressing” spike in cases of pancytopenia in cats last…
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11 MarchCurrent Affairs
Pets at Home donates £100k to Ukraine
Pets at Home has donated £100k to Ukraine this week, having been in touch with several charities who advised the group that funding is the “best way to support at this stage”. According to the pet retailer, funds are being distributed to charities who are helping on the ground in…
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Feb- 2022 -9 FebruaryIndustry News
Ipet Network to offer End Point Assessments for apprenticeships
Ipet, which creates Ofqual regulated qualifications for the animal sector, has recently been approved to provide End Point Assessments for apprenticeships. Ipet said it has already teamed up with Haddon Training and Keits Training Services to offer the assessments for apprentices in organisations such as Pets At Home, completing the…
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8 FebruaryLatest News
Product Guru to host hybrid pet event featuring UK’s biggest retailers
Glasgow-based online platform Product Guru is set to host the “most innovative pet retail event of the year”, with the launch of its Huddles events. After finding “major success” with its Virtual Pitch events, Product Guru continues to evolve upon its mission of connecting brands and retailers in innovative ways…
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7 FebruaryIndustry News
Pets at Home names new CEO
Pets at Home has announced the appointment of Lyssa McGowan as group chief executive officer, effective from 1 June 2022. In her new role, McGowan will succeed Peter Pritchard, who last November announced his intention to step down from his role. He will remain with the business until 31 May…
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Jan- 2022 -26 JanuaryRetailers
Pets at Home ups profit guidance to £140m
The Pets at Home Group has reported its total group revenues grew by 5.8% to £319.4m over the 12 week period from 8 October to 30 December 2021, and the group has now upped its full year pre-tax profits forecast to £140m for FY22. Despite supply chain pressures, group like-for-like…
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Dec- 2021 -22 DecemberRetailers
Pets at Home opens refurbished Broadstairs store
Pets at Home has opened the doors to its newly refurbished pet care centre in Broadstairs, on Westwood Road. The revamped store is now home to a new grooming salon which offers a wide range of grooming services for dogs, including full grooms, spa treatments, puppy grooming, bath, brush and…
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15 DecemberLatest News
Coleraine Pets at Home to offer grooming salon amid refurb
Coleraine Pets at Home, on Riverside Retail Park, has launched a new grooming salon amid a refurbishment. The Groom Room offers a “wide range” of grooming services for dogs, including full grooms, spa treatments, puppy grooming, bath, brush and blow-dry, and nail clipping. The retailer said its customers will also…
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14 DecemberLatest News
Sutton Pets at Home to offer in-store grooming amid refurb
Pets at Home, Sutton Coldfield, has been refurbished to offer a new in-store grooming salon. ‘The Groom Room’ offers a wide range of grooming services for dogs, including full grooms, spa treatments, puppy grooming, bath, brush and blow-dry, and nail clipping. According to the brand, it has a team of…
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1 DecemberRetailers
Pets at Home colleagues to benefit from potential £11.7m payout
Pets at Home has revealed that its colleagues can share in a potential £11.7m payout from the company’s Sharesave Scheme. Under the scheme, all colleagues were given the opportunity to save between £5 and £500 a month to purchase Pets at Home shares at a fixed price of just over…
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