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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Feb- 2024 -20 FebruaryRetailers
Pets at Home appoints new retail COO
Pets at Home has announced the appointment of Anja Madsen as its new chief operating officer – Retail, effective early April 2024. Madsen has retail experience in both the UK and Denmark, having held “prominent” positions at Tesco and Sainsbury’s, and most recently serving as CEO of føtex, a premier…
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1 FebruaryManufacturers
Furr Boost secures Pets at Home as stockist
Furr Boost, the hydration smoothie drink for pets, has announced that its products are now available in Pets at Home both in store and online. Furr Boost has grown rapidly over the best two years and as well as the deal with Pets at Home, it has also secured a…
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Jan- 2024 -30 JanuaryRetailers
Pets at Home lowers guidance despite Q3 revenue jump
Pets at Home has lowered its underlying profit before tax guidance to around £132m despite the fact its group revenue rose to £362.4m for the 12 weeks ended 4 January 2024, a 4.2% increase on last year. The pet retailer also revealed its consumer revenue rose 6.0% last year and…
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Nov- 2023 -30 NovemberPet Owners
Pet Food Partnership provides over a million meals to UK pets
The Pet Food Partnership, comprising Battersea, Cats Protection, Dogs Trust, RSPCA and FareShare, and supported by Petplan, has recently passed the significant milestone of one million meals provided to dogs and cats in England, Scotland and Wales. To date the programme has provided the equivalent of 1,043,095 meals, approximately 154…
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29 NovemberManufacturers
Edgard and Cooper launches Christmas products
Edgard and Cooper has unveiled its newest line of products ready for the festive season. The new products include new festive themed foods for both dogs and cats. For dogs, the company has revealed festive turkey pate tin including turkey, cranberry, pear and pumpkin. The product is sugar and grain…
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28 NovemberIndustry News
Pets at Home maintains guidance despite fall in H1 profits
Pets at Home has maintained its profit guidance despite seeing underlying pre-tax profits slump 19.3% to £47.8m during the first half of the year ended 12 October. The retailer attributed the fall in profits to the costs associated with the relaunch of its brand and transition of stores to the…
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8 NovemberRetailers
60% of pet owners to spend equally on pets and loved ones at xmas
Over half (60%) of pet owners in the UK have said that they are willing to spend the same or more money on their pets at Christmas as they are on family and friends, according to data from Pets at Home. Furthermore, 50% of pets will also receive gifts from…
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7 NovemberAppointment
OATA appoints five new board directors
OATA has appointed five new directors to its board at the trade association’s annual general meeting which was held on 1 November. Ben Bowles, of Pets at Home, Paul Hughes, of Advanced Aquarium Consulting, Phil Jones of Kingston Koi Company, Max Pedley of Ornamental Aquatics Wholesale, and Maurits van de…
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Oct- 2023 -27 OctoberBusiness
Pets at Home launches ‘Five Minutes More’ campaign
Pets at Home has announced the launch of its Five Minutes More campaign to encourage pet owners across the UK to avoid cutting short the dog walk this winter. This comes after research from the company found that there were more than one million overweight dogs in the UK. The…
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25 OctoberBusiness
Broker downgrades Pets at Home stock from ‘buy’ to ‘hold’
Analysts at Shore Capital have downgraded its recommendation of Pets at Home stock from buy to hold, according to reports from The Times. This is as a result of uncertainties around the business especially in regards issues at its new distribution centre and the competition regulator’s review of the veterinary…
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