Zooplus AG

Joint acquisition of Zooplus

The takeover battle for Zooplus AG has had a happy ending. Europe's leading online retailer for pet products looks likely to be delisted soon.

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Review of the year

Plenty of action on the retail front

Pet product retailers attracted a lot of attention last year. Two big players were particularly prominent: Fressnapf and Zooplus.

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South America

The retail trade in South America

In South America, the pet food sector is expected to grow by eight per cent, especially in Brazil and Mexico. Diana Mercado provides an overview …

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Italian pet supplies

Made in Italy is the key

Bologna is home to a number of pet stores. PET worldwide paid some of them a visit.

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Dog food brands in Thailand

The elderly are the market drivers

Optimistic expectations prevail for premium dog food brands in Thailand as Southeast Asia's biggest pet market continues to see an increase in …

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Editorial

Reversing the trend

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Qualipet

Number 1 in Switzerland

In most countries in which Fressnapf operates its own stores, Europe's leading pet retailer tops the speciality retail rankings within a few years. In …

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Pet Food Federation (Fediaf)

300 mio pets in Europe

The European Pet Food Federation (Fediaf) releases its annual overview of the pet population and pet supplies market in Europe.

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Latin America

Online market in Latin America

If online sales were already a growing trend over the last decade, 2020 saw a boost in the popularity of e-commerce. The pet food market was not left…

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China

Pet market on the rise

A recent study reports significant growth in sales, rising pet population figures and an increasing number of pet stores in China's pet supplies sector.

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Floods over the summer

When the weather goes mad

Severe storms and flooding in the USA, Germany, Netherlands and the UK during July and August also affected the pet supplies industry.

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The German top three

Growing in step with one another

The German top three pet supplies retailers have reported solid growth in sales for the first six months of the year. Zooplus will soon be acquired…

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A great year for pets

The market research company Mintel has presented new and impressive figures for the American pet market.

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A growing pet market

Around 5.9 mio dogs and 7.9 mio cats live in Canadian households. These are the current figures given in the Canada Pet Wellness Report by GFK Global Study.

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