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This coverage focuses on petcare industry news and business developments in Reading, supporting the needs of pet retail and supply professionals in the area. Pet Gazette provides updates on independent pet shops, major retail chains, distributors, wholesalers, and supply chain specialists, with insights into local market activity, store launches, business performance, and operational trends. From retail strategy to wholesale logistics, our reporting helps industry stakeholders in Reading make informed business decisions.
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Aug- 2025 -20 AugustTrade Organisations
The Kennel Club announces closure of Bark and Read
The Kennel Club and The Kennel Club Educational Trust have announced the closure of the Bark and Read Alliance. The organisation stated that the initiative has now surpassed the original goal of promoting canine-assisted literacy support in schools, within a framework that benefits both dogs and children. Therefore, the decision…
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5 AugustIndustry News
How Pets As Therapy benefited from the Purina BetterWithPets Prize – and why your organisation should apply for 2025
Every year, over 400,000 people across the UK experience the calming and uplifting presence of a therapy animal, thanks to the work of national charity, Pets As Therapy. From helping a child feel more confident when reading aloud, to supporting someone with dementia, or bringing comfort during a hospital stay,…
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Jun- 2024 -27 JuneVeterinary
Harrison Family Vets open sixth practice in three years
Harrison Family Vets has invested £350,000 in a new practice in Tyldesley, Wigan. It’s the sixth practice that the independent and family-owned veterinary group has opened since 2021. Harrison Family Vets now has practices in Reading, the Midlands, Manchester, Stockton, Doncaster and Tyldesley, and it plans to open practices in…
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May- 2024 -1 MayBusiness
Pets Choice acquires Vet’s Kitchen
Pets Choice has agreed a deal with Pets’ Kitchen for its premium pet food brand, Vet’s Kitchen, taking over responsibility of sales as from 1 June 2024. The Vet’s Kitchen brand, which primarily operates in dry dog and cat food, will join Pets Choice’s family of pet brand offerings, which…
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Nov- 2023 -10 NovemberRetailers
Jollyes to open new stores in Hull and Reading
Jollyes has announced that it is set to open its final two stores of the year in Hull and Reading on 24 November. Each of the flagship stores will employ a team of 12 to support it and feature a Raw Food shop-in-shop, Jolly Groomer and a Community Pet Clinic.…
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Sep- 2023 -20 SeptemberRetailers
Harrison Family Vets opens new site in Doncaster
Independent and family-owned Harrison Family Vets has invested £350,000 in a new practice in Armthorpe, Doncaster, and has created six new jobs. Harrison Family Vets launched in the UK in 2021 with a practice in Woodley, near Reading, and then opened a practice in Kingswinford in the West Midlands, Didsbury…
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6 SeptemberRetailers
Jollyes delivers ‘best-ever’ results as sales rise to £33.7m
Jollyes has delivered its “best-ever” results as total sales in Q1 soared 33.6% to £33.7m compared with £25.3m the prior year. For the 13 weeks to 27 August 2023, like-for-like sales were also up 23%, a step up from the 17% like-for-like rise Jollyes achieved in FY23. The group said…
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1 SeptemberVeterinary
Harrison Family Vets receives Dog Friendly Clinic accreditation
Harrison Family Vets has been officially named as a Dog Friendly Clinic, which is a new scheme that was launched earlier this year by Dogs Trust and the British Veterinary Behaviour Association (BVBA). Harrison Family Vets has been recognised for its “exceptional” standard of care provided to dogs when they…
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Jun- 2021 -8 JuneSponsored
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Feb- 2021 -4 FebruaryCharities
RSPCA Cymru relieved Animal Welfare Bill passes committee stage
RSPCA Cymru has expressed its relief that the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill has passed its committee stage. The charity has been calling for tougher sentencing for the worst animal abusers for years – and hopes that MPs from across the parties will come together to pass the Bill for the…
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