Retail Sales
This coverage examines retail sales trends within the UK petcare industry, providing insights for retailers, wholesalers, distributors, and supply chain operators. Pet Gazette reports on sales performance data, consumer spending patterns, seasonal trading impacts, and category-specific results, alongside case studies from pet businesses across the market. Our coverage helps pet trade professionals assess demand, forecast performance, and adapt strategies to maximise sales opportunities.
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Nov- 2012 -13 NovemberCurrent Affairs
BRC submits six-point plan to Chancellor of the Exchequer
Ahead of next month’s autumn statement, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has submitted a plan to Chancellor George Osborne requesting that changes are made to existing measures in order to strengthen the economy. Concerns have been raised following suggestions that business rates will rise 2.6 per cent in April 2013.…
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Sep- 2012 -25 SeptemberCurrent Affairs
BRC calls for support following global financial crisis research
Retail sales growth is now averaging half what it was in the years preceding the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Four years on from the bank’s failure, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) is publishing figures that show how much the global financial crisis impacted, and continues to impact on UK retailers.…
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20 SeptemberRetailers
Retail sales surprisingly strong in August
Figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) concerning retail sales in August have proved a pleasant surprise, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). The data shows that the total value of sales (non-seasonally-adjusted) was up 3.4 per cent on August 2011; an improvement on July. The…
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6 SeptemberManufacturers
3P Enterprise celebrates its 10th anniversary
Gloucestershire-based pet accessory company 3P Enterprise will launch a new range of products at PATS Harrogate as part of its 10th anniversary celebrations. Founded by managing director Grantley Roberts in 2002 as Pet Play Pads, 3P began life as an ecommerce company, selling a range of stylish wooden pet houses…
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Aug- 2012 -17 AugustIndustry News
Could rise in retail sales signal a stronger UK economy?
Better-than-forecasted sales figures have helped to raise hopes that the UK’s recession may not be as deep as first feared. According to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), sales volumes in July rose by 0.3 per cent and were up 2.8 per cent from a year earlier. ONS…
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17 AugustCurrent Affairs
Could rise in retail sales signal a stronger UK economy?
Better-than-forecasted sales figures have helped to raise hopes that the UK’s recession may not be as deep as first feared. According to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), sales volumes in July rose by 0.3 per cent and were up 2.8 per cent from a year earlier. ONS…
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7 AugustIndustry News
UK retail sales ‘subdued’ in July
Despite better weather and the feel-good factor surrounding the start of the Olympic Games, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has reported that UK retail sales were subdued in July. Food and drink sales were beneficiaries of the good weather, in a month that saw sales rise just 0.1 per cent…
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7 AugustCurrent Affairs
UK retail sales ‘subdued’ in July
Despite better weather and the feel-good factor surrounding the start of the Olympic Games, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has reported that UK retail sales were subdued in July. Food and drink sales were beneficiaries of the good weather, in a month that saw sales rise just 0.1 per cent…
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Jul- 2012 -30 JulyRetailers
Retail sales growth eases in year to July
High street retailers reported a third consecutive month of rising year-on-year sales in July; however growth slowed to a greater extent than had been expected according to the CBI. In the CBI’s latest monthly Distributive Trades Survey, 44 per cent of retailers stated that their sales volumes were up on…
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30 JulyIndustry News
Retail sales growth eases in year to July
High street retailers reported a third consecutive month of rising year-on-year sales in July; however growth slowed to a greater extent than had been expected according to the CBI. In the CBI’s latest monthly Distributive Trades Survey, 44 per cent of retailers stated that their sales volumes were up on…
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