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- 2016 -18 MarchRetailers
Pets at Home puts rabbit sales on hold for Easter
Pets at Home is banning the sale of rabbits in its store during the Easter period. Interest in rabbits rises over the holiday; the retail chain aims to draw attention to the number of the pets left homeless each year. Pets at Home will also hold free rabbit workshops across the country over the Easter holidays, covering…
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11 MarchIndustry News
Charlie Little dog treats to be stocked exclusively by Pets at Home
Pets at Home has become the exclusive stockist of the new Charlie Little range of wet and dry food and semi-moist treats for smaller dogs. The range will feature three flavours of 1.5kg dry kibble, four flavours of pâté in 195g cans, four 150g DeliPots and four flavours of treats in…
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2 MarchCurrent Affairs
Association calls for help to stop animals getting into the wild
The Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association is calling on all manufacturers to include a simple no release message on all new packaging for dry goods. Companies that produce ‘dry goods’, such as fish food, tanks, pumps and other equipment associated with keeping ornamental fish are being asked to include a line encouraging…
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Feb- 2016 -26 FebruaryProducts
Launch of new gourmet pet food
Newly launched gourmet pet food brand Cuffleberry & Co has unveiled its range of products. The dog food recipes were created in England by pet lovers with 50 years’ experience in the farming, meat and pet food industries, and are available in both tins and trays. Meat, poultry, fish and game have…
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23 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
68 percent of pet owners not aware of the new microchipping law
Almost three quarters of owners are not aware of the new microchipping law with one in four still not having their dog chipped. In April 2016, it becomes law in England and Scotland that all dogs have to be microchipped by eight weeks old. Research commissioned by Pets at Home revealed…
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Jan- 2016 -19 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
Pets at Home warns cat owners over antifreeze
Pets at Home is warning cat owners about the deadly dangers of ethylene glycol toxicity for cats this winter, a chemical found in antifreeze. The team at Pets at Home have devised and produced some key points we hope will offer the best advice to cat owners and the wider…
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8 JanuaryEditorial
Tesco expands into the pet sector
Supersized grocery chain, Tesco, has announced plans to open an in-store pet grooming service. A Tesco spokesperson has confirmed that a planning application will be put in for its Culverhouse Cross store in Cardiff. The move has prompted media speculation; The Telegraph suggests the ‘Pet Den’ trial could be rolled out…
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Dec- 2015 -22 DecemberCurrent Affairs
Pets at Home appoints Chief Financial Officer
Pets at Home Group Plc has announced the appointment of Graeme Jenkins as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Graeme will become an Executive Director of the Company and member of the Board upon his commencement date, which will be announced in due course. Ian Kellett, the current Group CFO, will transition…
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18 DecemberCurrent Affairs
Pet owners go crazy for Christmas gifts
Sales of Christmas pet products have soared for retailers, Pets at Home. With 20 percent more advent calenders and 24 percent more dog Christmas jumpers sold in comparison to last year. Products for small animals increased in sales by 34 percent compared with 2014 and cat treat sales rose by 34…
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11 DecemberCurrent Affairs
Pets at Home opens its first ‘concept convenience’ store
Pets at Home has launched its first concept convenience store, targeting high street shoppers. Whiskers ‘n Paws opened in Dorking, Surrey on December 4. It focuses on the needs of cats and dogs and offers a range of services including grooming, bath and blow dry, puppy grooming and nail clipping. Wayne Kemp, group development…
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