Town Centre
This coverage explores the role of town centres in the UK petcare industry, focusing on how independent pet shops, national chains, and specialist retailers operate in these key retail locations. Pet Gazette reports on store openings and closures, consumer footfall trends, regeneration projects, and commercial strategies affecting pet businesses in town centre settings. Our coverage provides pet trade professionals with insights to adapt operations, attract customers, and remain competitive in evolving high street environments.
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Nov- 2021 -2 NovemberIndustry News
Footfall surges during half-term break
Footfall across UK retail destinations rose by 11.1% last week from the week before, according to latest data from Springboard. This is just shy of the 11.6% week on week increase in the week before the late May bank holiday. High streets and shopping centres benefited the most with rises…
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Sep- 2021 -8 SeptemberRetailers
Just For Pets opens two new stores
Just for Pets has announced it is continuing its expansion through the opening of two new stores.ย The retailer has now opened its biggest space to date in Stafford. The 10,000 sq ft store opened on Kingsmead Retail Park near the town centre following a 10-week bespoke fit-out.ย It features…
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Aug- 2021 -24 AugustRetailers
BPF calls for business rates reform
The British Property Federation (BPF) has called on the government to set out a roadmap to annually revalue business rates in a bid to avoid โcripplingโ high streets, citing that a business rates reform is โlong overdueโ. It comes as the governmentโs Business Rates Revaluations Consultation, proposing to introduce more…
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Jun- 2021 -21 JuneTrade Organisations
BPF slams gov’s commercial property rent moratorium extension
The British Property Federation (BPF) has come out against the governmentโs latest commercial property rent moratorium extension. Last week (16 June), the UK government announced a further extension of moratoriums on commercial property ownersโ rights until March 2022. Legislation is set to be introduced later this session in parliament in…
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Sep- 2020 -22 SeptemberRetailers
Footfall rises despite โrule of sixโ
Footfall across all retail destinations in the UK has risen by 2.4% in the last week, despite the governmentโs new โrule of sixโ social distancing measure, according to data from analytics company Springboard. High street retailers saw a footfall increase of 5.2%, while shopping centres and retail parks saw a…
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8 SeptemberEconomy
UK retail sales increase by 4.7% in August
UK retail sales in August have increased by 4.7% on a like-for-like basis from August 2019, according to figures released in BRC-KPMGโs Retail Sales Monitor report for the month. Overall sales increased by 3.9% in the period, in comparison to a decline of 0.4% in August 2019. This is above…
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Aug- 2020 -7 AugustRetailers
Usdaw warns business rates increase could risk more jobs
Retail trade union Usdaw has expressed โmajor concernsโ over reports that the government is considering increasing business rates for premises with a rateable value over ยฃ51,000. The news comes as reports suggest Rishi Sunak is considering increasing business rates in an effort to boost the UK economy. Instead, Usdaw is…
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Jul- 2020 -2 JulyRetailers
Increased road closures โdetrimentalโ to high street trade, says Bira
Increasing numbers of road closures are a further barrier for shoppers to return to the high street, says the British Independent Retailers Association (Bira). Bira is raising concerns after members in coastal resorts highlighted the problem when roads were closed as โtourists flocked to beaches during lockdown last weekโ. Andrew…
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2 JulyCoronavirus
High street retailers ‘urgently’ need government recovery plan, says Usdaw
Shopworkers union Usdaw has urged the government to agree with employers and trade unions a recovery plan for the high street as โthousands of further job losses are announcedโ. The union said the scale of job losses across the retail industry is โacceleratingโ as the high street continues to struggle…
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Jun- 2020 -29 JuneCoronavirus
Guide for โconsiderate shoppingโ launched by Usdaw, SRC and the Scottish government
Shopworkers union Usdaw and the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC), along with the Scottish government have partnered to launch a five-step guide to encourage โconsiderate shoppingโ, as retailers are permitted to re-open their stores from today (29 June). The trade unions said the reopening of non-essential shops marks a โcrucial timeโ…
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