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Barking Heads now sold by Tesco

Pet Food (UK) Ltd has announced that a limited range of Barking Heads products are now available in Tesco Extra, Tesco online, and select Tesco super stores. Shoppers will be able to buy 2kg bags of Bad Hair Day, Tender Loving Care, Puppy Days, Fusspot, Fat Dog Slim and Golden Years.…

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Launch of new gourmet pet food

Newly launched gourmet pet food brand Cuffleberry & Co has unveiled its range of products. The dog food recipes were created in England by pet lovers with 50 years’ experience in the farming, meat and pet food industries, and are available in both tins and trays. Meat, poultry, fish and game have…

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Tesco expands into the pet sector

Supersized grocery chain, Tesco, has announced plans to open an in-store pet grooming service. A Tesco spokesperson has confirmed that a planning application will be put in for its Culverhouse Cross store in Cardiff. The move has prompted media speculation; The Telegraph suggests the ‘Pet Den’ trial could be rolled out…

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‘Lethal combination’ for UK retailers, says Tesco boss

Story by Michael Northcott The chief executive of Tesco, Dave Lewis, has warned that the UK retail sector is facing a “lethal cocktail” of rising costs. Speaking at the CBI’s annual conference, Lewis said rising business rates and the National Living Wage (introduced by George Osborne earlier this year) mean…

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New Natural Range for Lily’s Kitchen

Lily’s Kitchen will be adding a new Natural Range of complete recipes for cats and dogs to its award-winning, organic line-up of food for pets. The London-based pet food brand has created a range of 10 recipes to offer more choice within its single-serve tray format. The trays are designed to be easy…

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Get, set, go! Is your store ready for the Christmas rush?

It’s here. Christmas advertising is out in force as Tesco, Aldi, Boots and Marks & Spencer become just a few of the companies to try and entice us into stores. To smaller retailers the outlays may sound hefty. John Lewis’ much-anticipated ad, featuring Monty the Penguin, cost £1 million to…

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Pet Lovers Show Generosity

For most of us, the pet world is a positive place to work so when dishonesty is uncovered it can come as something of a shock. Earlier this week Manchester Dogs’ Home was informed of a scam. In Worsley, Salford and Leigh near Wigan, door-to-door callers fraudulently claimed to be collecting…

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Animal Charity Appeal Reaches £200,000

An appeal to build a new re-homing centre at Ferne Animal Sanctuary has raised over £200,000 in less than a year. Seven months after the launch of their ‘New Digs for Dogs’ appeal to raise £500,000 towards their £1million project staff at the West Country Sanctuary are almost half way…

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Survey shows Brits spend more time and money on dogs than any other pet

Research from Tesco Pet Insurance has revealed that Brits invest more time and money on dogs than any other pet. The survey revealed that on average dogs cost almost £600 a year and require more than 600 hours of care, compared to £336 and 340 hours for a cat. Additionally,…

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Deadline extended to enter retail industry awards

Retailers have an extra week to submit their entries to this year’s Skillsmart Retail Rising Stars Awards, organisers have announced.   The awards are to “recognise the country’s best retail talent across 14 categories, from star apprentices to top-notch buyers and marketers who demonstrate initiative, aptitude and ambition in their…

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