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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Apr- 2016 -11 AprilCurrent Affairs
Pets at Home will not be appointing Graeme Jenkins CFO
In a statement released by Pets at Home, it has announced that Graeme Jenkins will not be joining the Group. “Pets at Home Group Plc wishes to announce that, by mutual agreement, Graeme Jenkins will not be joining the Group as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).” “The Board will now recommence…
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1 AprilCurrent Affairs
Pets at Home postpones appointment of CFO
Pets at Home Group Plc has announced that the joining date of Graeme Jenkins, as group chief financial officer, is currently postponed. The company has issued the following statement: “This follows recent media reports of an investigation into supplier payments at Target Australia Pty Ltd. It is the Board’s intention that Graeme’s joining…
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1 AprilFunny
New research cracks canine conversation
Pets at Home has revealed that it has cracked the code of canine conversation and has trained colleagues to communicate with dogs in each of its 400 plus stores across the UK. What’s more, the company is launching free workshops for dog owners to learn the exact science of understanding…
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Mar- 2016 -21 MarchCurrent Affairs
Ian Kellett named as Pets at Home’s new CEO
Pets at Home Group Plc has announced the name of its new Chief Executive Officer. Ian Kellett will succeed Nick Wood as CEO. The new appointment take place on April 4 2016. Nick Wood will remain with the Group in an advisory role until July 1 to support Ian and ensure a smooth transition. Ian…
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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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