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- 2018 -13 MarchIndustry News
Message to pet trade delivered at weight management congress
Over 100 veterinary professional delegates from throughout the UK and Ireland and as far afield as mainland Europe, Canada and Mexico gathered for ROYAL CANIN’s first Weight Management Congress in Nottingham recently. Although the event itself was aimed at vets and vet nurses, there was also a clear message for…
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5 MarchCurrent Affairs
Appeal launched after woman bitten by dog in pet store
Officers are appealing for information after a dog bit a Poole woman as she walked into a pet store. At around 5.48pm on Friday 26 January 2018 a 43-year-old woman walked toward the entrance of Pets at Home on Redlands Poole Retail Park at Branksome. As she approached the door…
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Jan- 2018 -25 JanuaryRetailers
KKR sells off remaining Pets at Home stake
American private equity firm KKR has sold off its remaining 12.3 percent stake in Pets at Home. This amounted to 62 million shares in the pet supplies retailer, which fell 2.65 percent in London trading. Shares were worth 174p each at the time, raising £108m. Merrill Lynch International and Numis…
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18 JanuaryRetailers
Pets at Home closes all of its Barkers stores
Pets at Home has confirmed the closure of all seven of its Barkers stores across the country by the end of March. Pets at Home opened seven Barkers stores across the country in Bristol, Surrey, West Yorkshire, Marlow, London, Kent and Wilmslow. The shops were dog-centric outlets, offering toys, accessories,…
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8 JanuaryCelebrities
Disney and the Royal family influence 2017’s top pet names
The most popular pet names for new animal companions in the UK are Charlie, Poppy and Bella for the second year in a row, according to figures from Pets at Home. Pets at Home surveyed new additions to its VIP Club – which has six million members – and found…
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Nov- 2017 -28 NovemberCurrent Affairs
Pets at Home CEO resigns
Pets at Home Group Plc has announced that Ian Kellett, group chief executive officer (CEO) has decided to leave the Board. The company has stated that this is due to “his desire to step away from corporate life and pursue his own personal business interests”. Peter Pritchard, currently CEO of retail,…
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17 NovemberCurrent Affairs
Pets at Home opens new store within Tesco Extra
Pets at Home has partnered with Tesco to open a new store within the supermarket chain’s Durham branch. The store officially opened on 11 November at Tesco Extra on Durham’s Dragonville Industrial Estate. It includes a pet pharmacy which will provide a large range of health care products including supplements,…
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17 NovemberCurrent Affairs
OATA introduces new members to Board of Directors
The aquatic industry trade body, OATA, has welcomed three new directors to its Board, following its annual general meeting held in November. Caroline Everett of Anglo Aquatic Plants, Dr Donna Snellgrove of Mars Petcare and Simon Strode of Tetra will now attend board meetings. The vacancies were created when the…
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13 NovemberCurrent Affairs
Pets at Home launches new own-brand food
Pets at Home has launched five new dry dog foods. The new Wainwright’s ‘Gently Baked’ products, each contain ingredients that focus on various needs. Gently Baked Skin and Coat may help to promote healthy skin and a shiny coat condition while Gently Baked Joint and Mobility contains ingredients that may…
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6 NovemberCurrent Affairs
One in five workplaces allow pets in the office
According to new research, one-fifth of British workplaces now allow employees to bring pets into the office, yet a similar proportion (22 percent) of workers have complained about the furry companions. The survey by online job board, CV-Library, found that when it comes to the personal effect of animals in the…
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