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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Jan- 2016 -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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Nov- 2015 -25 NovemberCurrent Affairs
HOWND products are now available at Pets At Home
The makers of HOWND have announced that its product ranges will now be available in Pets At Home. The company’s entire cruelty free range of conditioning shampoos and body mists are now the premium dog grooming brand stocked in Pets At Home stores nationwide. Claire Gavin, head of innovation at Pets…
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13 NovemberEditorial
Black Friday: Super sales or giant flop?
Last year, bumper discount day, Black Friday, raised 810 million for retailers in the UK. This US retail import traditionally takes place the day after Thanksgiving (for those of us who aren’t American, that’s November 27th). In 2014, a number of major UK retailers, including supermarkets and department stores, took part in the sales event.…
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Oct- 2015 -30 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Shares in Pets at Home fall
Shares in superstore Pets at Home have the steepest fall since it floated in London last year. Shares fell by nine percent, according to the BBC, as the Pets at Home Group Plc announced its trading update for the 28 week period from 27 March to 8 October 2015. Nick Wood,…
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Sep- 2015 -18 SeptemberEditorial
38% of pet owners face guilt-ridden holidays
It’s a welcome change. Just a few weeks ago we reported that Battersea Dogs and Cats Home saw an influx of pets during the holiday season. Neglectful owners reportedly abandoned animals after failing to take their pets into account when booking vacations. Thankfully, new statistics show many owners in the UK take…
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Jul- 2015 -29 JulyIndustry News
Core strengths at Pets At Home continue to drive growth
Pets at Home Group Plc today announces a Q1 FY16 trading update for the 16 week period from 27th March 2015 to 16 Financial summary: – Like-for-like revenue growth of 1.7% driven by Advanced Nutrition, VIP club, Services and Omnichannel, partially offset by a poor season for Health & Hygiene products and very hot…
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Jun- 2015 -26 JuneEditorial
Watchdog investigates Pets at Home
A number of Pets at Home stores have displayed dead and diseased fish and sold animals without performing health checks, claimed the BBC 1 programme Watchdog in a broadcast on June 18 2015. The TV show carried out an undercover investigation within the retail chain’s stores, focusing on a number…
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