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New staff additions

Das Futterhaus extends its management team

At German pet supplies retailer Das Futterhaus, Sebastian Janzen has assumed responsibility for central purchasing, while Sven Schumann now heads the shopfitting division.Sebastian Janzen will thus oversee optimisation …

Distribution14. July 2022

41 000 sqm near Budapest

Zooplus commissions new logistics centre

After a construction period lasting 13 months, a new logistics centre for Europe’s leading pet supplies online-retailer Zooplus has now …

Distribution12. July 2022

Forecast for India

Pet market expected to reach a volume of 1 bn dollars by 2026

The pet market in India is growing fast. According to a report by the Creature Companion trade magazine, it is …

Distribution12. July 2022

United Kingdom

Jollyes acquires Penparc Pet Centres

The British pet retailer Jollyes has announced the acquisition of Penparc Pet Centre Group. The company bought the five stores in Cannock, …

Distribution7. July 2022

Expansion in Italy

Conad opens its 100th store

With the opening of 13 new branches in Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, Lombardy, Sardinia, Sicily and Tuscany since the start of the year – the last opened on 16…

Distribution5. July 2022

First quarter of 2022/2023

Hornbach increases sales further

The Hornbach Group, an internationally active organisation, increased its sales in the first quarter of 2022/23 (1 March to 31 May) compared with …

Distribution30. June 2022

Successful strategy

ZG Raiffeisen expands cooperations

The ZG Raiffeisen Group, based in Karlsruhe in south-western Germany, continued to do well in the 2021 financial year with its strategy of …

Distribution30. June 2022

Online shop and information

Maxi Zoo launches mobile app

The retailer Maxi Zoo France, part of the Fressnapf Group, has launched its mobile app. The launch was accompanied by the unveiling of the newly …

Distribution28. June 2022

Ambitious expansion plans

Investor gets involved at Tom & Co.

According to Belgian newspaper reports, the investor group Verlinvest has acquired around half of the shares in the pet store chain Tom & Co…

Distribution21. June 2022

Over 200 locations

Investor acquires Woof Gang

American financial investment firm Garnett Station Partners has acquired Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming, a pet store chain that has expanded rapidly in…

Distribution21. June 2022

European pet ownership

90 mio households own pets

Fediaf has published its annual Facts & Figures about the pet population and pet food market in Europe. This data shows that 90 mio European …

Distribution16. June 2022

Portugal

Petoutlet opens store no. 53

The Portuguese pet store chain Petoutlet has opened its 53rd store. Located in the municipality of Acantarilha, the new store has a retail area of 300 …

Distribution16. June 2022