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Nadine and Guy de Wieuw opened their first speciality pet store on 2nd January 2014 in Cape Town. With a sales area of 1 160 m2, the store is a one-stop outlet in the N1 Value centre in Goodwill, which is in the middle of the northern suburbs of Cape Town. It offers not only everything for dogs, cats, birds, small animals, fish and reptiles, but also a grooming parlour, a veterinary clinic and even pet insurance. 
Having gained more than 25 years of extensive retail experience in Europe, the two owners dared to realise their long-held dream of starting an animal speciality store. "The style of the shop is comparable to Woolworths: clean, neat, efficient and offering fun shopping," says Guy de Wieuw. From the outset, the concept of the store has been designed to be franchised in 30-40 stores nationwide. That's the reason why the retailer developed three different store concepts: Petworld Express for smaller stores of 150 m2 plus, Petworld for stores of about 500 m2 and Petworld XXL for large stores of over 1 000 m2.
Right from the beginning, the Casco Pet Retail Expert team has worked closely with Petworld to deliver an outstanding quality pet shop display and fittings. Casco Pet is a global player in the pet and aquatic industry, building habitats and aquatics racks. Established in 1997, Casco Pet has teams in the UK, France, Portugal, Germany, the USA and Australia. This global reach coupled with local teams enables Casco Pet to understand its customers' needs and offer tailor-made individual solutions. The list of Casco Pet's testimonials ranges from leading pet product retail groups like Fressnapf, Kölle Zoo, Das Futterhaus (all three in Germany), Leclerc and Bricomarché (both in France), Petbarn (Australia), Pet Supplies Plus, PetSmart, Petco (all three in USA), Pets at Home (UK) and to garden centre chains like Notcutts and Squires. Over the years Casco has worked very closely with the education authorities, supplying livestock units for several animal care departments for colleges and universities. In 2018 Casco Pet also created a new range of veterinary clinical housing for cat and dogs, which exceeds the standards of the International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM) and is specifically for the veterinary profession.

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