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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Apr- 2017 -19 AprilCurrent Affairs
Spring brings a rise in shopper footfall
Footfall in March grew 1.3 percent on the previous year, the fastest growth since March 2014, reported the British Retail Consortium (BRC). The new figures are well above the three-month average of -0.2 percent. However, the new numbers are partly credited to a calendar distortion; March 2016 included Easter Sunday,…
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12 AprilIndustry News
BRC: Retail sales growth hits six-year low
UK retail sales have decreased 1 percent on a like-for-like basis, a report by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has revealed. The latest BRC – KPMG Retail Sales Monitor – covering the five weeks from 26 February to 1 April – found total retail sales fell by 0.2 percent in…
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Mar- 2017 -27 MarchCurrent Affairs
Retail sales rise despite Brexit
Retail sales increased by 3.7 percent in comparison to February 2016. The quantity bought also increased by 1.4 percent in February in comparrison to January 2017. Online sales have also increased year-on-year by 20.7 percent and it now accounts for approximately 15.3 percent of all retail spending. Commenting on the…
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Dec- 2016 -15 DecemberCurrent Affairs
Retail sales increase in Britain
Retail sales in Britain increased by 5.9 percent in November compared with November 2015, according to the Office for National Statistics. All store types showed growth with the largest contribution coming from non-store retailing. Although many claimed that ‘Black Friday’ events may not have been popular, sales were boosted by…
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Nov- 2016 -25 NovemberCurrent Affairs
UK predicted to spend £6.77bn online over Black Friday period
The UK will spend £1.27bn with web-based retailers on Black Friday, says online retail association IMRG. IMRG forecasts total online expenditure of £6.77bn over the Black Friday peak period from Monday 21 to Monday 28 November 2016. The figures are based on UK online retail sales data from IMRG and…
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Aug- 2016 -25 AugustLatest News
Peckish sees sales increase by £2m and launches autumn birdcare collection
Peckish has revealed a new autumn birdcare collection. It promises to help ‘your sales soar’, with a natural seed mix, suet cake value pack, feeders and nestboxes. The products follow a big year for Peckish, which saw a £2m increase in sales. New consumers were welcomed into the birdcare market with…
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25 AugustCurrent Affairs
Peckish sees sales increase by £2m and launches autumn birdcare collection
Peckish has revealed a new autumn birdcare collection. It promises to help ‘your sales soar’, with a natural seed mix, suet cake value pack, feeders and nestboxes. The products follow a big year for Peckish, which saw a £2m increase in sales. New consumers were welcomed into the birdcare market with…
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Jul- 2016 -19 JulyCurrent Affairs
Great British High Street competition open for entries
High streets minister Marcus Jones has called on communities across the country to enter their villages, towns and cities into the Great British High Street competition 2016. For the third year running, the competition celebrates the great work that is being done to revive, adapt and diversify the nation’s high streets…
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Apr- 2016 -6 AprilCurrent Affairs
British shop prices decline as ‘intense competition’ grows
Overall shop prices reported deflation of 1.7 percent in March from the 2.0 percent decline in February, according to The British Retail Consortium. Helen Dickinson OBE, chief executive, British Retail Consortium said: “This month shoppers can celebrate three years of falling non-food prices. While non-food deflation slowed to 2.6 per…
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Mar- 2016 -4 MarchCurrent Affairs
US and Europe dominate pet retail sales
The US pet food market delivered approximately one third of point-of-sale sales, followed closely by European countries, according to data analysed by GfK. Dogs were found to represent roughly 80 percent of food spending in the US and Europe with dry dog food accounting for 45 percent of spending…
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