For over 20 years there has been a taboo in German pet stores on selling dogs. Now this has been broken by Norbert Zajac, proprietor of the world’s biggest pet store in Duisburg. The move has attracted a lot of …
Ambitious plans in Hungary
Alphazoo is a relatively new pet speciality chain in Hungary, which is expanding strongly and has ambitious plans for the future.
Rising standards and demand
When people in the sector talk about the market for dogs and cats, it is always assumed that this means pet food. The rapid development that the range …
Interzoo – the pulsating heart of the industry
A strong syndicate
Poppigruppen is regarded as one of the most important purchasing syndicates in the pet sector in Denmark. It was developed 16 years ago from an idea by two pet …
The challenge of the Internet
E-commerce is gaining in importance in the pet supplies sector. The extent to which this is the case varies considerably at present from country to …
“Growing harmoniously”
It was all plain sailing for German franchise company Futterhaus last year: a new head office, new staff and 29 new stores in Germany and Austria.
“An exciting year”
How did 2011 go? What will 2012 be like? PET worldwide put these questions to some companies in the pet sector.
Healthy growth in pet food
The market for pet food grew globally by 4 per cent to US$ 65.8 bn in 2011. Above-average growth rates were recorded in eastern Europe and Latin America …
Fressnapf eyes Polish market launch
Fressnapf, Europe’s leading speciality chain, aims to open its first stores in Poland in the Warsaw area this summer or autumn.
In a tight spot
Zooplus is under pressure. In spite of double-digit sales growth, the SDAX-listed shares in Europe’s leading online pet supplies retailer have fallen dramatically …
Good market prospects
Keeping small mammals as pets still occurs on a very limited scale in many countries. As such, there is huge potential for development for the pet product …
Change is the secret to success
Mister Guau Center is the biggest pet store chain in Barcelona with ten outlets. In the next five years, however, it aims to expand beyond the …
Return to normality
After the gold-rush fever of the first few years, terrarium keeping has now settled into the normal everyday round of the pet supplies sector. Increasing the …
Pet’s Place going into e-commerce
The leading Dutch pet store chain Pet’s Place is launching its own online shop in February. Networking this with the company’s pet stores, …