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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Oct- 2017 -23 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Guild of Master Groomers gains new member
The British Dog Groomers’ Association (BDGA) has welcomed Belinda Morris to its Guild of Master Groomers. Belinda has been grooming for 12 years and is currently team leader at the Hadlow PIF Grooming School at Hadlow College in Kent. Prior to that, Belinda worked at Pets at Home and The…
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11 OctoberCurrent Affairs
KKR sells £119m in Pets at Home shares
On Tuesday, global investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) sold 61m shares in Pets at Home. The shares were worth £119m in total, reported The Financial Times. The amount represented just under half of KKR’s stake in the business. Pets at Home closed for the day having dropped 7.7…
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Sep- 2017 -6 SeptemberProducts
Pet Remedy has success with calming wipes
Pet Remedy is a natural de-stress and calming treatment for all pets, including cats, dogs rabbits, rodents, horses, birds, and even reptiles. The clinically proven and patented composition is madeup of a blend of oils comprising Valerian absolute oil, with small inclusions of Vetiver, Basil Sweet, and Clary Sage essential…
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Aug- 2017 -8 AugustCurrent Affairs
Pets at Home reports five percent growth
Pets at Home has reported a strong start to the year, with first quarter revenues up by 5 percent to £256.5m. The company announced that it is on track with plans open around 10 superstores, 40-50 vet practices and 40-50 grooming salons this year. Ben Flint, a market analyst at www.cityindex.co.uk, said: “Investors may…
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Jul- 2017 -25 JulyCurrent Affairs
Andis expands grooming range
Andis has launched its new Premium Deshedding Tool featuring a Safe Edge design that won’t irritate or scratch the pet’s skin. Ideal for any shedding breed, the Andis Premium Deshedding Tool features a fine-tooth pattern that reaches through the top coat to effectively and painlessly remove loose fur and undercoat…
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13 JulyCurrent Affairs
Birmingham Dogs Home celebrates 125th anniversary
Birmingham Dogs Home is celebrating 125 years of rehoming dogs across the West Midlands and South Staffordshire. Since the charity was founded in 1892, it has rescued, reunited and rehomed more than 100,000 dogs. The charity launched in 1892 when land was made available by Sir Alfred Gooch Bart in…
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11 JulyCurrent Affairs
Pet shop launches new ‘digital experience’
Pets at Home has announced the launch of Sales Assist, an IBM MobileFirst for iOS app for iPad. The app offers a unique omni-channel experience for pet owners, including a large network of stores, brand websites, exclusive products, and pet services through vet practices and grooming salons. Previously, customers who…
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11 JulyCurrent Affairs
Classroom pets are on the decline
There are fewer pets in UK classroom compared to previous generations, new research shows. More than half of the parents surveyed by Pets at Home (51 percent) had a class pet as a child, compared to 46 percent of children today – and nearly 1 in 5 (17 percent) of…
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Jun- 2017 -26 JuneCurrent Affairs
Retailer launches new ‘find my pet’ app
Pets at Home has launched an innovative 24 hour pet finding service, Find My VIP, that allows lost pet alerts to be sent via the Pets at Home app, making printing off lost pet posters a thing of the past. The app works by using Pets at Home’s VIP Club,…
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May- 2017 -26 MayCurrent Affairs
Vet services boost Pets at Home growth
Pets at Home has seen its profits jump, following a strong performance from its veterinary service and new store openings. Like-for-like revenue growth rose 1.5 percent and services climbed by 7.9 percent. The company’s veterinary services were the key to its success. Total income from Joint Venture vet practices increased by 24.6…
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