The pet store chain Super Zoo, belonging to pet supplies retailer Plaček Group, has opened its 350th store in Pilsen in the Czech Republic. Stores trading under the Super Zoo logo can be found in the Czech Republic and …
Kiriel garden centre chain has 90 stores
Four new openings in the first six months of 2023
With four new stores in the first six months of this year, the French garden centre chain Kiriel has continued to expand. …
Joachim Lööb succeeds Oliver Garrecht
Hornbach appoints new country MD in Sweden
The running of Hornbach in Sweden is being put into fresh hands. From August 2023, Joachim Lööb will be joining the Hornbach team there, …
20 000 SQM retail area
Hornbach opens 18th store in the Netherlands
Hornbach opened its 18th store in the Netherlands in Nijmegen today. The 20 000 m² store was constructed in just nine months and has a …
New chief operating officer
Joost Bous moves to Zooplus from Action
Zooplus, Europe’s leading online platform for pet supplies, has announced the appointment of Joost Bous as chief operating officer and m…
Nadège Rainho-Gana moves up
Maxi Zoo appoints new supply director
Nadège Rainho-Gana has been appointed supply director at the French pet store chain Maxi Zoo, which is part of the Fressnapf Group.After …
25 new stores by the end of the year
Tom & Co. expanding in France
Belgian pet store chain Tom & Co. has increased the number of stores it runs in France to 64. According to media reports, the company opened a new…
Premiere in Latin America
Hunter opening a brand store in Lima
Peruvian capital Lima, home to around nine million people, is the location of the latest brand store of German accessories manufacturer Hunter …
Lowest inflation rate since the start of 2022
Sharp drop in inflation in euro zone
Inflation in the euro zone fell markedly in June, with consumer prices rising month-on-month by 5.5 per cent as compared with 6.1 per cent in …
Survey results
More pets in Belgium
At the end of May, the Belgian pet food industry association (acronym: BEPEFA) published the findings of a survey on the Belgian pet population. Between 26 …
Italian pet supplies market
Sector continues to grow
The upbeat mood at Zoomark was underlined by the publication of the figures for the Italian pet supplies market. Here, too, it is the case that dogs and …
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Renewed enthusiasm for expansion
The coronavirus pandemic, the war in Ukraine and its consequences, and the increasingly noticeable impact of climate change: we live in a time of …
The Brazilian pet food
High taxes burden the pet food market
The Brazilian pet food sector is steadily growing this year, thanks to stable demand for pet food in the country and the increased purchasing …
Maxi Zoo Ireland
Customer-friendly shopping experience
With its new Future Store in Naas, Maxi Zoo Ireland aims to set new state-of-the-art standards and offer an entirely new shopping experience
dog food market
Innovation driving the market
With a population numbering almost 95 million across Europe, dogs are the second most important pet category after cats at 113.5 million. There is …