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Fressnapf

“Cloudy and stormy times ahead”

“2022 has new challenges: a new economic environment is evolving – cloudy or stormy times ahead.” This is how Heiko Bücker, senior vice president of product offer at Europe’s leading pet retailer Fressnapf, described …

Distribution20. October 2022

Geoffroy Lefebvre

Zooplus gets new CEO

Europe's leading online pet retailer Zooplus is getting a new CEO at the turn of the year. According to press reports, Geoffroy Lefebvre is to take over the …

Distribution11. October 2022

Issue no. 4 of the year

The new PET worldwide is here

Almost 114 million cats were believed to be kept as pets in Europe in 2021. Numerous manufacturers and specialist retailers of cat food and …

Distribution6. October 2022

March to August

Sales in Hornbach DIY stores up by 4.9 per cent

Net sales in Hornbach’s DIY stores and garden centres as well as from online shops in nine European countries rose by 4.9 per cent …

Distribution4. October 2022

New study published in Austria

Number of households with pets increases

Nearly every other household in Austria now has at least one pet, usually a cat, according to the latest survey by the Austrian Pet Food …

Distribution4. October 2022

Analysis

The cat, my best friend

Numerous manufacturers and specialist retailers of cat food and accessories are reporting increased sales. In view of the substantial growth in the cat …

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pet food market

European pet ownership

Fediaf has published its annual Facts & Figures about the pet population and pet food market in Europe: 90 mio households own pets.

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Zoo Center

No. 1 in Bulgaria

With 13 pet stores as well as offering a range of other services, Zoo Center is one of the largest specialist retail chains in Bulgaria. Now it is looking to …

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aquatics

A topic that excites

There is hardly a segment that has encountered as many problems as aquatics. But even following the coronavirus pandemic, the hobby of keeping tropical …

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pet supplies market Pakistan

Disquiet in the pet supplies market

An import ban on pet food has led to big price hikes in the growing pet supplies market in Pakistan.

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Comment

Exciting times

We live in exciting and challenging times: the “new normal”, as it is termed by the motto of this year’s International Pet Conference. There will surely be no lack …

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Fressnapf

Significant expansion by Fressnapf in South-East Europe

Europe’s leading pet store chain, Fressnapf, has made a major effort to advance its expansion in South-East Europe.

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All-Home

Using synergy effects

Philippine home improvement chain All-Home has expanded into pet supplies retailing to capitalise on the natural synergy between home building and maintenance…

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Flagship on the Black Sea

Hornbach opens in Constanta

Yesterday, 28 September, the German home improvement chain Hornbach opened a new store in the Black Sea city of Constanta in Romania. The store has a t…

Distribution29. September 2022