Double-digit growth for Fressnapf Group

The Fressnapf Group increased its sales across Europe in fiscal 2006 by 11.5 per cent to € 801 mio. The company grew in Germany also, with sales of € 597 mio and an increase of 7.9 per cent. Sales on existing retail area in Europe grew by 3.3 per cent and in Germany by 2.6 per cent. Last year 88 new Fressnapf stores opened, 49 of them in Germany, bringing the total number of outlets to 822. By far the majority of these, 625 stores, are in Germany. A further 197 stores trade under the name Maxi-Zoo in eleven European countries.