The study “GfK Purchasing Power Europe 2013/2014” from market research company GfK Geo Marketing has revealed a massive imbalance in purchasing power across Europe.
US online competitiors
US competitors on the Internet
Your competition today is not just a nearby big chain store or another independent or small chain pet retailer; it also includes retailers you may …
Terrarium pets - Analysis of the reptile sector
Focus on the pet
There is scarcely any other segment of the international pet supplies sector in which attention is focused as closely on the pet as in the reptile sector. Many …
Review of the year
A year in the pet supplies business
2013 was characterised in the pet supplies business by take-overs, price wars and stable market development. The following is a summary of the …
Scandinavia - Pet trade in Scandinavia
Pet speciality retail on the up
There’s plenty of movement in the pet supplies trade in Scandinavia. The chains are growing, while the independents are coming increasingly under …
Isola dei Tesori
A new big store format in Italy
The leading Italian speciality chain Isola dei Tesori has now developed a concept for large-format pet stores in addition to its standard format of …
Awards presentation in Fulda
Awards presentation in Fulda
Zoo & Co. and Zooplus AG were the first recipients of the pet Retail Award at the Pet Conference in Fulda. The award for the pet Supplier of the …
Master-Zoo
A professional service
The Ukrainian company Master-Zoo has introduced a brand new pet shop concept. In Kharkiv, one of the biggest cities in the country, its new Zoo-Land store …
Modernising the aquarium sector
Freshwater and marine aquatics are a sector facing huge changes. Younger hobbyists are emerging and aquariums are becoming a lifestyle feature. …
Dogs never had it so good
Austerity may be the order of the day for many consumers in the UK these days, but many of the country’s dogs have never had it so good. For a growing …
Living with the recession
The recession in Italy has badly affected smaller companies in particular in the pet supplies sector. PET worldwide looks at two pet stores in the city of…
Pioneering work in Turkey
The shrimp farm of Timur and Handan Eker lies in Antalya. They supply the Turkish aquatics trade with invertebrates and shrimp. Shrimp experts Tina …
Going down the professional route
The Spanish pet store chain Kiwoko has ambitious plans. As well as pursuing an aggressive expansion strategy with a target of 100 stores up and …
Times are changing
Prices going down, down, down
Fressnapf is benefiting from a growing erosion of prices in Switzerland. The chain has succeeded in achieving price leadership in the country through …