Stirling

Feb- 2023 -

14 February

Jollyes to open new Port Glasgow store

Pet retailer Jollyes will open a new store in Port Glasgow, Scotland on 25 February 2023. The 5,000 square feet store, its sixth in Scotland, will employ 12 staff, led by store manager Andria Keelan. Keelan, 28, joins Jollyes after 13 years at Argos. The new store will offer frozen…

Dec- 2022 -

1 December

Retailers

Jollyes to open new Edinburgh store

Pet retailer Jollyes is preparing for the opening of its 5th Scottish store in Edinburgh on Friday 9 December. The store is 7,000 sq ft and will employ 16 colleagues, led by store manager Angie Rennie who will step up to the flagship store after leading the team in Stirling.…

Sep- 2022 -

26 September

Retailers

Jollyes prepares for Glenrothes store opening

Jollyes has announced it is putting the finishing touches to its new store in Glenrothes in Fife, the company’s latest store and fourth in Scotland. The store will open at Saltire Retail Park in Glenrothes on 8 October at 10.00am, with a line-up of events planned for the day, including…

Aug- 2022 -

24 August

Jollyes to open two new Scotland stores amid almost £1m investment

Jollyes has announced it will open two new stores in Scotland following a £950,000 investment, with the new Glenrothes and Edinburgh sites taking Jollyes’ Scottish portfolio to a total of five stores. Recruitment is currently underway for the stores which will open at Glenrothes, Fife, on 24 September and Edinburgh…

2 August

Retailers

Jollyes to open first Dorset site

Jollyes has confirmed it will open a new store in Poole at Unit 1C, Wessex Gate East Retail Park on 20 August, marking its first location in Dorset. Set across 5,000 square feet, the store will sell a range of pet food and accessories for dogs, cats, small animals, birds,…

Jul- 2022 -

27 July

Retailers

Jollyes to hold opening event for new Stockton store

Jollyes is planning a “fun-packed” opening for its new Stockton store as it prepares to begin business at the Teeside site. The retailer said the finishing touches are being put to the new store which opens at Unit 1A, Lustrum Retail Park, Stockton-on-Tees, on 6 August, as the town celebrates…

May- 2022 -

31 May

Retailers

Jollyes partners with Stroke Association ahead of new opening

Jollyes has announced a new partnership with the Stroke Association in Scotland that will “celebrate the calming role pets play in people’s lives”. A jointly branded vehicle will debut at the retailer’s new Stirling store at Unit 3 on the Burghmuir Retail Park, which will allow customers to come and…

16 May

Industry News

Jollyes unveils manager for new Stirling store

Jollyes has named the manager for its latest store in Stirling as recruitment for new colleagues gets underway. The new store at Unit 3 Burghmuir Retail Park in Stirling will open in mid-June and employ 12 colleagues. Jollyes has recruited Angela Rennie, who has worked for leading retailers including Home…

Jan- 2022 -

20 January

Jollyes sets sights on expansion as sales surge

Jollyes has announced “ambitious” growth plans after seeing sales surge to a “record high” £42m in the half year to 30 November. It revealed the retailer plans to open 20 new stores in the next 12 months, including new Scottish stores in Edinburgh, Glenrothes and Stirling, a new Welsh store…

Aug- 2016 -

12 August

Fishkeeper Scotland expands with garden centre

Aquatic retailer, Fishkeeper Scotland, a subsidiary of UK-wide Maidenhead Aquatics, is set to open its flagship store in Dobbies Edinburgh as part of a £1m, 11-store roll-out plan, creating 30 new jobs across the country. Established in 2010, the company currently has 60 employees and eight stores in Scotland; Simpsons Garden Centre in Inverness,…